UKRAINE’S LESSONS FOR TAIWAN

[rebewranger]

UKRAINE’S LESSONS FOR TAIWAN

JEFFREY W. HORNUNGMARCH 17, 2022
 
Today, Ukraine is the site of a violent struggle between an embattled democracy and a repressive, irredentist, authoritarian regime bent on subduing it. Tomorrow, Taiwan could be the site of a similar clash. Oriana Skylar Mastro is likely correct in arguing that Russia’s assault on Ukraine does not presage a Chinese attack on Taiwan. But applying lessons from the current crisis could nonetheless be critical for defending Taiwan in the future.

While the Ukraine invasion is still in its early days, it has already demonstrated how the United States and its allies can prevent a Chinese invasion from becoming the world’s next big crisis. Rather than treat a Chinese victory as inevitable, Washington should begin preparing in peacetime to ensure a rapid, coordinated military and economic response to any potential attack. Policymakers in allied states around the region should also prepare for a dramatic refugee crisis, exacerbated by Taiwan’s geography. To strengthen these efforts, America and its allies can target intelligence collection to better assess Beijing’s intentions while also trying to anticipate the unexpected ways an invasion could reshape the political landscape from Canberra to Tokyo.

No Surprises

https://warontherocks.com/2022/03/ukraines-lessons-for-taiwan/

[Fishrrman]

Title:
"UKRAINE’S LESSONS FOR TAIWAN"

Lesson #1 -- unless you will be content to live under the CCP, move yourself and your assets out of Taiwan, while you're still able to do so.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Lesson #1:  Never give up your nukes.  (Lesson learned from Libya and Ukraine).
Lesson #2:  If you don't have nukes, get some.  (Lesson learned from North Korea).
Lesson #3:  Nukes work better when they can be delivered by long range missiles.  (Thank you, Rocket Man)

[GtHawk]

Lesson #1. Do not trust anything Biden or anyone in his administration says or promises, they are incompetent and liars.

Lesson #2. See lesson #1.

[Free Vulcan]

China is not Russia, and Taiwan is not Ukraine. If we think the things that worked with Russia will work with China, we are fooling ourselves.

Russia has a 2nd world, one dimensional economy. China does not. They can screw with us as much as we can screw with them.

The pinch point is the chip factories. China doesn't have to take the much smaller land mass in it's entirety, just it's manufacturing base, particularly chip factories.