In an interview with @CBCNews, #Taiwan foreign minister Joseph Wu said #China is likely looking at the war in #Ukraine to inform a potential invasion of the island. cbc.ca/news/politics/…
"I think what the Chinese are learning from [the war in Ukraine] is the weakness of the Russian military so that they can strengthen themselves in their future possible attack against Taiwan," Wu told host Rosemary Barton.
"Of course, this is going to be a wrong lesson, because war means devastation." Wu said Taiwan is attempting to strengthen its own military capabilities but insisted that the island doesn't want a war with China.
"We are trying to prevent the war from taking place," he said.
"We are trying to prevent the war from taking place," he said.
In a separate interview on Rosemary Barton Live, Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand said Canada is concerned about China's military demonstrations in the Taiwan Strait.
"We need to make sure that Canada has an increased presence in that area and we are cooperating with our allies to ensure substantive engagement occurs," Anand told Barton.
But Brett Bruen, a former U.S. director of global engagement in the Obama administration, told CBC News Network's Power & Politics that Chinese President Xi Jinping may opt for a small invasion as a distraction from China's internal policies.
"If [Xi] is looking to shore up domestic support we may see him try to undertake a ... minor incursion of Taiwan," Bruen told host David Cochrane. Bruen said one of the smaller islands between Taiwan and China could be a target.
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