China’s Taiwan Problem Just Got Much Worse - with Greg Terry
Paul J. Warburg
37 min
The war in Ukraine has made a Chinese invasion of Taiwan impossible through military means. The West must stop its arrogance and learn from Ukraine's example of winning through unity and action.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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Xi Jinping
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Donald Trump
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Ukraine Changes Global Military Math
The war in Ukraine has fundamentally altered military strategy, making a Chinese invasion of Taiwan impossible through force. Modern technology gives defenders a massive advantage, rendering large-scale invasions too costly to execute. Inexpensive drones can destroy multi-billion dollar naval assets, proving traditional naval power obsolete. Nations like India are turning to Ukraine for reliable defense technology rather than traditional superpowers. If boxed in globally, China may redirect its military preparations toward invading northern Russia instead of Taiwan.
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32:19
The West's Arrogance Blinds It to Change
Western powers refuse to learn lessons from Ukraine because they prefer the old world order where they were dominant.
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34:03
Unity and Action Win Battles
Battles are won through resilience, unity, and action rather than rhetoric or threats alone.
Key points
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The war in Ukraine has changed military math for the entire Indo-Pacific region.
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Ukraine proved a navy-less nation can sink major Russian ships using drones.
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India is increasingly buying weapons from Ukraine instead of Russia or the United States.
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China may be preparing to invade northern Russia rather than Taiwan if blocked elsewhere.
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Top powers often refuse to learn lessons because they prefer the previous world order.
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Battles are won through action, resilience, and unity rather than rhetoric or threats.
Who and where
People · 3
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy 8
President of Ukraine since 2019
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Xi Jinping 1
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012 (born 1953)
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Donald Trump 1
President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
Photo 3
1. Photo: Press Service of the President of Ukraine, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Wikidata · redrawn in our house style (Volodymyr Zelenskyy)
2. Photo: Presidencia de la República del Ecuador, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Wikidata · redrawn in our house style (Xi Jinping)
3. Photo: Daniel Torok, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Wikidata · redrawn in our house style (Donald Trump)
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