The Russia/Ukraine and China/Taiwan situations are eerily similar. Both larger countries want to recover their lost provinces, and both are opposed by US foreign policy. Could it be that US support for Ukraine was intended to send a message to China that the US would support Taiwan in the same way?
If so, that policy has been a disastrous failure. Instead of demonstrating US strength and resolve, US involvement in the Ukraine conflict has exposed our military, economic and political weakness. Militarily, US support has not made Ukraine capable of defending its remaining territory, much less recovering its lost territory. Economically, the US has shown that it can't support its domestic obligations, much less afford to fight foreign wars. Politically, the US is wracked with dissent as to who are our allies and who are our enemies.
As a result, both Russia and China have become emboldened to defy US interests and take more aggressive actions, whether it be developing new offensive weapons or building military islands in international waters. While the conflict in Ukraine increasingly escalates, China may be relying on a slow squeeze policy regarding Taiwan. With US influence, resources and resolve dwindling, Taiwan may decide that cutting a deal with China is preferable to sharing Ukraine's fate.
If so, that policy has been a disastrous failure. Instead of demonstrating US strength and resolve, US involvement in the Ukraine conflict has exposed our military, economic and political weakness. Militarily, US support has not made Ukraine capable of defending its remaining territory, much less recovering its lost territory. Economically, the US has shown that it can't support its domestic obligations, much less afford to fight foreign wars. Politically, the US is wracked with dissent as to who are our allies and who are our enemies.
As a result, both Russia and China have become emboldened to defy US interests and take more aggressive actions, whether it be developing new offensive weapons or building military islands in international waters. While the conflict in Ukraine increasingly escalates, China may be relying on a slow squeeze policy regarding Taiwan. With US influence, resources and resolve dwindling, Taiwan may decide that cutting a deal with China is preferable to sharing Ukraine's fate.