Screenshot fromYouTube channel of popular Taiwanese news channel 中時新聞網 , reading 俄烏戰爭情勢猛烈，相關消息引發台灣人恐慌 (The Russian-Ukrainian war is fierce, related news caused panic among Taiwanese) Despite the geographic distance between Taiwan and Ukraine, many Taiwanese anxiously follow Russia’s invasion as they project their own fears about a possible Chinese invasion of their island. There are several political and historical parallels that explain why the Taiwanese pay special attention not just to the events on the ground in Ukraine but perhaps even more to the reactions of other governments. Taiwan, a…

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