In several congressional hearings this week, lawmakers pressed U.S. military leaders and intelligence officials to dissect how the war in Ukraine might be affecting China’s thinking on invading Taiwan.
The takeaway: Beijing appears unnerved by both the strength of the world’s condemnation of Moscow and the Russian military’s struggles in the first two weeks of the war, but it’s unclear whether that’s enough to prevent Chinese President Xi Jinping from using force to accomplish his No. 1 priority of reunifying China and Taiwan.
See also:
–Taiwan Official: China War A Disaster For All
–Is China Using Snap Military Drills To Conceal An Aircraft Recovery Effort?