Imagine if nobody had any incentives to do stuff like that? As long as Chinese leaders remain reasonably rational and US/Taiwan maintain a high level if deterrence China won't invade.
Russia invaded Ukraine because (supposedly) Putin et al. believed that it will be a repeat of 2014. Quick invasion/coup and their in control of the country before US/NATO can react. As long as Winnie the Pooh doesn't think he can somehow that off in Taiwan why would he invade?
Russia will never be on US/EU's side in any conflict vs China. Maybe short-term they might make some concessions if we let them have most of Eastern Europe to...
> WW2 we allied with Russia against the greater Nazi threat
Only because the Nazi's backstabbed the USSR. Until that very moment they were affectively allied to Germany and they even bankrolled their invasions of France and Norway (Germany would have run out of oil a few months after Poland without the Soviets). France and Britain has almost serious plans to attack the USSR in Finland and Azerbaijan before the Battle of France.
Russia invaded Ukraine because (supposedly) Putin et al. believed that it will be a repeat of 2014. Quick invasion/coup and their in control of the country before US/NATO can react. As long as Winnie the Pooh doesn't think he can somehow that off in Taiwan why would he invade?
Russia will never be on US/EU's side in any conflict vs China. Maybe short-term they might make some concessions if we let them have most of Eastern Europe to...
> WW2 we allied with Russia against the greater Nazi threat
Only because the Nazi's backstabbed the USSR. Until that very moment they were affectively allied to Germany and they even bankrolled their invasions of France and Norway (Germany would have run out of oil a few months after Poland without the Soviets). France and Britain has almost serious plans to attack the USSR in Finland and Azerbaijan before the Battle of France.