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When Putin encircled Ukraine and finally invaded I figured he'd go through that country like the proverbial hot knife through butter and China would be emboldened to do the same in Taiwan. I was very wrong about Ukraine and underestimated their fighting spirit as I overestimated Russian military prowess. I also underestimated the worldwide response and the resulting isolation of Putin's Russia.
China must be having some serious second thoughts about Taiwan and that country may be safe for the foreseeable future. As horrific as events in Ukraine are this may end up being a shift in the geopolitical world that will usher in a new era of peace.
I agree. He took some well deserved licks over the Afghanistan withdrawal but so far he's done what I expected: level threats (some empty; some not), let EU lead, and avoid a direct shooting war.Agreed, President Biden has done very well in leading our Nation and the world on this issue Chainsaw.
See, we've had some inflation and some problems from the supply chain that anyone would have had because of covid, but when there is a true global crisis we see how a true Leader like President Biden behaves, gawd I'm glad we're not being humiliated on the world stage right now by a sitting President kissing Putins arse as he marches through Ukraine.
Well done President Biden & Ukraine. I support it.
Interesting idea. We can hope that is the case.When Putin encircled Ukraine and finally invaded I figured he'd go through that country like the proverbial hot knife through butter and China would be emboldened to do the same in Taiwan. I was very wrong about Ukraine and underestimated their fighting spirit as I overestimated Russian military prowess. I also underestimated the worldwide response and the resulting isolation of Putin's Russia.
China must be having some serious second thoughts about Taiwan and that country may be safe for the foreseeable future. As horrific as events in Ukraine are this may end up being a shift in the geopolitical world that will usher in a new era of peace.
the Ukrainians have done a lot better than I anticipated, I hope they can continue to hold on until the Russians are forced to pull back.When Putin encircled Ukraine and finally invaded I figured he'd go through that country like the proverbial hot knife through butter and China would be emboldened to do the same in Taiwan. I was very wrong about Ukraine and underestimated their fighting spirit as I overestimated Russian military prowess. I also underestimated the worldwide response and the resulting isolation of Putin's Russia.
China must be having some serious second thoughts about Taiwan and that country may be safe for the foreseeable future. As horrific as events in Ukraine are this may end up being a shift in the geopolitical world that will usher in a new era of peace.
We can certainly hope, but remember that Taiwan is a very different situation than Ukraine. The United Nations since 1971 has viewed the island as "the Taiwan Province of China"; mainland China has never recognized Taiwan's sovereignty, obviously unlike Ukraine, which Taiwan reciprocates in turn according to then-president of Taiwan/Republic of China in 2013; "The Republic of China is a sovereign country, and mainland China is part of our territory according to the Constitution." From what I gather, in consequence of China's policy to have no diplomatic relations with countries which recognize Taiwan, neither the USA nor most other countries have any formal diplomacy or defense agreements with Taiwan. Unless there's some major change in that situation, a forceful takeover of Taiwan by China may well be met with the same relative apathy as the 'internal issue' of China's persecution of the Uyghurs. Even Russia's previous occupations/annexations of separatist regions in Georgia and Ukraine in 2008 and 2014 received fairly muted responses.When Putin encircled Ukraine and finally invaded I figured he'd go through that country like the proverbial hot knife through butter and China would be emboldened to do the same in Taiwan. I was very wrong about Ukraine and underestimated their fighting spirit as I overestimated Russian military prowess. I also underestimated the worldwide response and the resulting isolation of Putin's Russia.
China must be having some serious second thoughts about Taiwan and that country may be safe for the foreseeable future. As horrific as events in Ukraine are this may end up being a shift in the geopolitical world that will usher in a new era of peace.
A well thought out post and I don’t totally disagree but I honestly believe the world reaction to Putin and it’s economic effect on Russia will give China pause not encouragement.We can certainly hope, but remember that Taiwan is a very different situation than Ukraine. The United Nations since 1971 has viewed the island as "the Taiwan Province of China"; mainland China has never recognized Taiwan's sovereignty, obviously unlike Ukraine, which Taiwan reciprocates in turn according to then-president of Taiwan/Republic of China in 2013; "The Republic of China is a sovereign country, and mainland China is part of our territory according to the Constitution." From what I gather, in consequence of China's policy to have no diplomatic relations with countries which recognize Taiwan, neither the USA nor most other countries have any formal diplomacy or defense agreements with Taiwan. Unless there's some major change in that situation, a forceful takeover of Taiwan by China may well be met with the same relative apathy as the 'internal issue' of China's persecution of the Uyghurs. Even Russia's previous occupations/annexations of separatist regions in Georgia and Ukraine in 2008 and 2014 received fairly muted responses.
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