{"id":1337377,"date":"2022-02-24T12:31:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T17:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1337377"},"modified":"2022-02-24T12:38:17","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T17:38:17","slug":"trump-warns-china-will-invade-taiwan-after-seeing-russia-move-into-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-warns-china-will-invade-taiwan-after-seeing-russia-move-into-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Warns China Will Invade Taiwan After Seeing Russia Move Into Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-warns-china-will-invade-taiwan-after-seeing-russia-move-into-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1337377&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> has warned that the Chinese regime will invade Taiwan after seeing Russian troops move into Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Such an invasion against self-governing Taiwan will occur because Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-vladimir-putin\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> are an example of \u201ctwin sisters,\u201d Trump said during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clayandbuck.com\/president-trump-with-cb-from-mar-a-lago\/\">interview<\/a> on The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show on Feb. 22.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina is gonna be next,\u201d Trump said. \u201cAbsolutely. Not with me, they wouldn\u2019t have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re waiting \u2019til after the Olympics. Now the Olympics ended, and look at your stopwatch, right? No, he wants that just like \u2026 It\u2019s almost like twin sisters right here,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause you have one that wants Taiwan, I think, equally badly,\u201d Trump added. \u201cSomebody said, \u2018Who wants it more?\u2019 I think probably equally badly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He suggested that neither Putin nor Xi would make a move if he were the president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPutin would have never done it, and Xi would have never done it,\u201d the former president said.<\/p>\n<p>Putin and Xi met in China earlier this month. After their meeting, they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/xi-and-putin-announce-no-limits-partnership-amid-deepening-standoff-with-west_4257515.html\">released a lengthy statement<\/a>, claiming that the two bordering nations enjoy strong ties in which there would be \u201cno limits\u201d in their partnership and \u201cno \u2018forbidden\u2019 areas of cooperation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Xi\u2014who is likely to be handed an unprecedented third term in office at an important Chinese Communist Party meeting later this year\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/xi-jinping-vows-peaceful-reunification-with-taiwan-after-record-show-of-force_4040891.html\">vowed in October<\/a> that \u201creunification\u201d of Taiwan with China would \u201cdefinitely be realized.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Feb. 23, Taiwan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/taiwan-orders-army-to-be-combat-ready-amid-ukraine-crisis_4298581.html\">President Tsai Ing-wen ordered<\/a> the island\u2019s national security agencies and military forces to \u201cramp up their efforts to monitor and provide early warning of military developments in the Taiwan Strait and surrounding areas,\u201d following a high-level national security meeting on developments in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>China and Taiwan are separated by the Taiwan Strait, which is about 80 miles wide at its narrowest point.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese regime sees Taiwan as part of its territory that must be united with the mainland, by force if necessary. However, Taiwan is a de facto independent country, where Taiwanese people elect their own government officials through democratic elections.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-michael-mccaul\">Michael McCaul<\/a> (R-Texas) also saw a connection between Ukraine and Taiwan, while speaking to ABC earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cXi is watching what is happening [in Ukraine], our adversaries are watching,\u201d McCaul said. \u201cIf Putin can go into Ukraine with no resistance, certainly, Xi will take Taiwan. He\u2019s always wanted this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In light of its ambitions toward Taiwan and the broader Asia\u2013Pacific region, Beijing has been engaged in an aggressive program of military modernization. Part of this includes expanding its nuclear arsenal, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china-set-to-have-1000-nuclear-warheads-by-2030-pentagon-report-warns_4084348.html\">2021 Pentagon report<\/a> estimating that the regime might have 700 deliverable nuclear warheads by 2027, and as many as 1,000 by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>The report pointed out different military actions the Chinese regime might deploy against Taiwan, including air and maritime blockades, precision airstrikes, and a full-scale amphibious invasion.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, Taiwan has been bearing the brunt of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china-sends-record-56-warplanes-near-taiwan-continuing-4-days-of-incursions_4031901.html\">persistent Chinese military harassment<\/a>, with military jets flying into the island\u2019s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on a regular basis. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoNDefense\/status\/1496412293877624833\">According to<\/a> Taiwan\u2019s defense ministry, the latest incursion happened on Feb. 23, when two J-16 military jets entered the island\u2019s southwestern ADIZ, prompting the island to deploy its military aircraft and air defense missile systems in response.<\/p>\n<p>A recent survey conducted by the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation found that most Taiwanese do not believe Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine would lead to Beijing attacking the self-governing island. The survey polled 1,079 people for two days ending on Feb. 15.<\/p>\n<p>The survey found that 62.9 percent said it was either unlikely or impossible that China would attack Taiwan. Meanwhile, 26.6 percent said it was either very likely or fairly possible that China would attack the island after Russia invades Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>On Feb. 24, Putin declared a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/putin-declares-special-military-operation-in-ukraine_4298828.html\">\u201cspecial military operation\u201d<\/a> in Ukraine. Soon afterward, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/live-updates-ukraine-declares-martial-law_4299020.html\">announced martial law<\/a> and said Russia had conducted strikes on Ukraine\u2019s military infrastructure and border guards.<\/p>\n<p>Russian aggression drew immediate criticism from Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa). Writing on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAshleyHinson\/status\/1496709677731938306\">Twitter<\/a>, she stated: \u201cI strongly condemn Putin\u2019s unprovoked military attack on Ukraine. Americans stand with the Ukrainian people who deserve freedom &#038; peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe world is watching us. We must ensure that our allies, like Taiwan, know they can rely on the U.S.,\u201d Hinson added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-frank-fang\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/16012286f4bb1eaf_ttl7dayTVf_WEB_FrankFang1.jpg\" alt=\"Frank Fang\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"names\">\n<p>journalist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers news in China and Taiwan. He holds a master&#8217;s degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump has warned that the Chinese regime will invade Taiwan after seeing Russian troops move into Ukraine. 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