
Taiwan watches China as China and the world watch Ukraine
CNN
China is closely watching the events in Ukraine to evaluate its own strategy towards Taiwan, the island's foreign minister has warned.
"When we watch the events in Ukraine evolving ... we are also watching very carefully what China may do to Taiwan," Joseph Wu said during a press conference Monday.
Some analysts have pointed to parallels between Russia's designs on Ukraine and fears over the future of Taiwan -- a self-governing island democracy that Beijing claims as its own and has not ruled out taking by force.

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