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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
It occurs to me - and I'm sure I'm just late to think about this - that there is another angle to this involving China and Taiwan. Is this not just a test case for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, in terms of what the likely repercussions are and the global appetite for responding to an incursion of this type? I know, the two situations are not analogous, but it still seems like if you take real, significant, painful steps against Putin, you're also putting Xi on notice that this sort of thing will not result in appeasement or halfhearted slaps on the wrist.
I don't know, maybe I'm completely out to lunch about that.
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I think (or hope) China’s leaders recognize that the U.S. has much more at stake in ensuring Taiwan’s independence than Ukraine’s.