The incoming Trump Administration has figures like Elbride Colby who argue that China should not base its Taiwan decisions on how the Ukraine war pans out, suggesting a preference for minimal U.S. involvement in Europe and maximum focus on Asia.
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“a lot of people in the incoming Trump Administration people like Albridge Colby for example would specifically say on that point that China when making its calculations about Taiwan doesn't really look at what Russia is is doing in Ukraine”
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'We’re Living In a Pre-War World. Great Power War Is No Longer Unthinkable.' | Ep. 49 Hal Brands— Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik PreslCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:56:42 AM
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