Three anti-Russia weapons that China must be scared of
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Thomas Friedman
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Mar 8, 2022, 22:04 IST
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China has long dreamt of seizing Taiwan, but Putin’s misadventure in Ukraine and the West’s reaction should offer a cautionary tale for Xi
With every passing day, the war in Ukraine becomes a bigger tragedy for the Ukrainian people but also a bigger threat to the future of Europe and the world at large. There is only one country that might have the power to stop it now, and it’s not the US. It’s China.
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