Taiwan Dismisses Concern Ukraine Crisis Could Spill Over to Asia
- President Tsai says Taiwan fundamentally different to Ukraine
- China regularly threatens use of force to lay claim to island
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Taiwan’s president played down concerns that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could trigger a similar crisis in Asia, warning against any efforts to use the crisis in Europe to sow panic in Taiwan.
President Tsai Ing-wen condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin for damaging global stability and violating Ukraine’s sovereignty, a nation that shares similar security worries with Taiwan.