OK... it is not the same situation. Russia does not want Ukraine, at least not in the near future -- it will be too costly to maintain, Ukrainian economy has been wiped out.
But China does need Taiwan.
China is heading for trouble too... as the Western economies collapse China production will lose its markets. Eventually they will recover and find markets elsewhere, but hard times are certain. Thus, China will be moving toward a more fascist state too, and to maintain social cohesion successful "liberation" of Taiwan would be very valuable. And of course Taiwan's economy (chip production!) would be a nice bonus too.
A quick victorious war to solve internal problems.
And perhaps no war at all, the rumors are that Biden got his 10% already.
“And of course, Taiwan’s economy (chip production!) would be a nice bonus too.”
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You hit the nail on the head.
China would love to control the world’s leading maker of computer chips.
During the Trump years, Taiwan announced it was building a
$35 billion chip manufacturing facility in Arizona.
Earlier this year, they announced they’ve upped it to $45 billion.