China should heed Russia’s failure in Ukraine

The slavish praise for President Putin that pours out of the Russian media convinces practically nobody, and ordinary Russians see Putin’s war in Ukraine as an elite affair and no concern of theirs. China should note this lack of support before it decides to invade Taiwan.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, pictured in 2017, should learn from Vladimir Putin's mistake, writes Gwynne Dyer.

LONDON, U.K.—The Ukrainians have been cheering themselves up recently by sending drones to hit targets in Moscow’s business district and the more exclusive western suburbs. (The Russians, who bomb Ukrainian cities and kill civilians almost every night, refer to this as â...

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