On alert: Taiwan Air Force Mirage fighter jets taxi on a runway at an airbase in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on Friday. – AP
CHINA is not Russia, and Taiwan is not Ukraine.
We understand the distinction between their geopolitical circumstances, yet comparisons are necessary, and perhaps unavoidable, given the way the United States has provoked China after doing the same with Russia, and given its potential ramifications for the rest of us.
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