‘No benefit’ for China’s Taiwan claim in Russian war with Ukraine


A Russian invasion of Ukraine would be a diplomatic dilemma for Beijing and do nothing to further the reunification of Taiwan with the mainland, according to Chinese experts.

“Of course we don’t want [an invasion]. We have close relations with Russia and maintain a good one with Ukraine,” said Zhang Tuosheng, a former strategic issues researcher with the PLA National Defence University.

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