Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Ukraine and Taiwan on February 4.Figure: Reprinted by Xinhuanet
According to a report on the front page of The Australian on the 14th, Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton said that the worsening crisis in Ukraine will affect the security situation in the Indo-Pacific region; if Russia invades Ukraine, China will be more blatant. suppress Taiwan. Once Russia sends troops to attack Ukraine, it will affect the security of the Indo-Pacific region. One of the direct consequences is that China may launch a new round of aggressive actions once morest Taiwan.
Duden cited the past experience of the Cold War as an example. The unstable situation in Eastern Europe that lasted for decades at that time has always affected the international situation in other regions. He pointed out that whether the situation in Ukraine will distract the United States from the Indo-Pacific region, or cause oil price volatility, it will lead to more serious international instability. The Australian government will be watching closely and monitoring whether China takes the opportunity to take any action once morest Taiwan.
In an interview with Sky News Australia, Lincoln Parker, director of the NSW Liberal’s Defence and National Security Policy Branch, warned that if Russia invaded Ukraine, it would It is like opening the door for China to invade Taiwan.
Bruce Wolpe, a senior research fellow at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, reminded that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approach to Ukraine would serve as a model for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s approach to Taiwan. If Putin can withstand the sanctions from the United States following sending troops to Ukraine, and at the same time suppress the resistance of the Ukrainian people, and thus gain pride and glory, Xi Jinping will not wait to follow suit to deal with Taiwan.