Ukraine War Making Beijing More Cautious; May Delay Taiwan Invasion Plan For Years: Taipei

Ukraine War Making Beijing More Cautious; May Delay Taiwan Invasion Plan For Years: Taipei
Two armed US-made F-16V fighters fly over an air force base in Chiayi, southern Taiwan on Jan. 5, 2022. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images
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Military lessons from Russia’s failures in its war on Ukraine will make the communist regime in Beijing more cautious about Taiwan, possibly delaying its invasion plan by years.

“Beijing is learning from Russia’s combat experience, Ukraine’s resistance, and global sanctions to deduce the possible situation of a conflict in the Taiwan Strait,” Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council said in a March 30 statement following a meeting.