Originally Posted by
Lonewolf_50
Interesting article, if the translation is faithful to the original.
The author made an allusion to the Eurozone incorporating Russia into it and being on China's doorstep, which for China is a bad hand to be forced to play. That is the position I was advocating for in the 90's : with the wall down, embrace Russia, bring them into team NATO, because the real power problem is in the Pacific and the Indian Ocean littoral) ... and nobody wanted to hear it. (Yes, I burned the rejection slips in frustration).
The author's glib "go take Taiwan" line seems to overlook that a border crossing op (Russia/Ukraine) is a whole different animal than an amphibious landing. Anything beyond this probably belongs in the South China Sea Gathering Storm thread.
The piece is from an academic who strives to understand the big picture, without many important details such as you mention.