Letters | Western reaction to Ukraine invasion both a caution and a road map for China on Taiwan

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Supporters in Taiwan protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in front of the Representative Office of the Moscow-Taipei Coordination Commission in Taipei on February 25. Photo: AP

Published: 2:30pm, 5 Mar 2022Updated: 1:47pm, 9 Mar 2022

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All eyes are on the West’s reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. China can see this as both a cautionary tale and a road map for when it does decide to act on Taiwan.

With Taiwan, there is really no rush for China to act, except that Western powers are doing the same to China that they did to Russia – forcing the matter by making Taiwan a security issue.

Unless China is able to control the money, trade, arms and air space, it will always be at a disadvantage. But China is actively working to gain the upper hand in these areas.

It is too early in the game to place bets as the United States still has time to regain the ground lost by former president Donald Trump and the pandemic. And Russia is giving the US a chance to do so.

The dragon still has to wait and watch the bear enter the fray first.

Suzanne Ho, Singapore

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Letters | Western reaction to Ukraine invasion both a caution and a road map for China on Taiwan