Taiwan Says China Looking at Ukraine War to Develop ‘Hybrid’ Strategies

Taiwan Says China Looking at Ukraine War to Develop ‘Hybrid’ Strategies
A Navy Force helicopter under the Eastern Theatre Command of the Chinese army takes part in military exercises in the waters around Taiwan, at an undisclosed location, on Aug. 8, 2022. Eastern Theatre Command/Handout via Reuters
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TAIPEI—China is looking at the experience of the war in Ukraine to develop “hybrid warfare” strategies against Taiwan including using drones and psychological pressure, a senior Taiwanese security official said on Wednesday.

Taiwan has been carefully studying the lessons of the Ukraine war to inform how it may react should China, which views the democratically ruled island as its own territory, ever makes good on threats to use force to enforce its sovereignty claim.