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China is carefully analyzing the war in Ukraine, weighing the risks before a possible scenario around Taiwan. At the same time, Taiwan itself is actively preparing for defense, adopting Ukrainian experience and building up military capabilities, says Andriy Kramarov, a reserve officer of the Ukrainian Air Force and military expert.
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According to Kramarov, China already had “ideal moments” for an attack, but did not use them. This once again confirms Beijing’s caution.
“China understands that this is not just a war with Taiwan. This is immediately a conflict with the US, Japan, and South Korea. And that’s a completely different level.”
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According to the expert, Taiwan is actively adopting Ukraine’s war experience. Moreover, cooperation is bilateral … “They [Taiwan], in fact, in exchange for their technologies - also receive our developments. In particular, marine drones and other solutions,” the Ukrainian military expert explains.
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All three of those examples were released in '99, the last year of he 90s. This doesn’t invalidate your point, it’s just interesting.