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Taiwan closely watches Ukraine war, fearing China could attempt a similar takeover

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Ukrainian President Zelensky said troops in eastern Ukraine captured Chinese nationals fighting for Russia, a reminder of that war's global impact. Russia’s invasion has affected the thinking in Taiwan, which sees itself confronting a larger neighbor that challenges its sovereignty. Nick Schifrin reports on the connections between Ukraine and Taiwan for our series, Taiwan: Risk and Resistance. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

Today, Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky said that troops in eastern Ukraine captured

0:05.8

Chinese nationals fighting for Russia. It's a reminder of that war's global impact.

0:11.2

Russia's full-scale invasion has certainly affected the thinking in Taiwan, which, like Ukraine,

0:16.2

sees itself confronting a much larger neighbor that challenges its sovereignty.

0:20.9

Nick Schifrin reports now on the connections between Ukraine and Taiwan as part of our series,

0:26.6

Taiwan, risk and resistance. And a warning, some images in this story are disturbing.

0:34.2

Outside Russia's diplomatic office in Taipei, in the shadow of Taiwan's largest building,

0:40.3

there is cross-continental solidarity.

0:44.3

In order to have peace, you need to prepare for war.

0:50.3

And this is what we were trying to tell to our Taiwanese friends here.

0:55.0

Olena Tregup is a Ukrainian anti-corruption advocate.

0:59.0

She says Ukraine should provide Taiwan inspiration.

1:03.0

No matter, you have smaller army, no matter, your smaller economy, no matter, you have less people in your population.

1:10.0

It doesn't matter. If people in your population. It doesn't matter.

1:11.9

If people in your country are ready to resist, if they are free, if they are brave, it's

1:18.2

impossible to take over a country.

1:21.3

They dress as prisoners of war to protest Russian war crimes.

1:25.1

It's a reminder of Ukraine's horrors.

1:28.3

The subjugated, the slaughtered, the scorched that 37-year-old Huang Yu-Syang takes as omens.

1:38.3

If Russia is not held accountable for its actions, China might think they can get away

1:42.9

with it too. We can't let that happen.

1:46.0

Jack Yao took that personally.

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