Parallels with Taiwan colour Asian views of the war in Ukraine
Some fear a Chinese invasion has become more likely
FOR THOSE concerned about peace in the Asia-Pacific region, Ukraine is, as one Japanese newspaper commentary puts it, “not a fire on the opposite shore”. Not least, Asia also has a small democracy bang next to a big bully. China has long claimed Taiwan as its own, uses its armed forces to intimidate it and reserves the right to invade.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Fearful symmetry?”
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