Taiwan Warns Ukraine Defeat Could Embolden China Attack Plans

A senior Taiwanese military intelligence officer, Hsieh Jih-Sheng, warned at the Warsaw Security Forum that a Russian victory over Ukraine would embolden China to increase aggression towards Taiwan. Taipei is closely monitoring the Ukraine conflict and drawing lessons from Ukraine's defense strategies, hoping for Kyiv's success to deter potential Chinese actions. Hsieh highlighted concerns about China and Russia's joint military exercises, suggesting that simultaneous conflicts in Ukraine and Taiwan could create a two-front geopolitical crisis. Taiwan seeks greater European support by framing its security as linked to global stability and emphasizing the shared interest in preventing conflict in the Indo-Pacific. China criticized Taiwan's participation in the forum, dismissing its warnings as political exaggeration and reaffirming Taiwan as an internal matter. Despite limited formal diplomatic ties, some Central and Eastern European countries have shown increased sympathy toward Taiwan since the war began.