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China may take advantage of the Ukraine crisis and do something “provocative” in Asia while western powers are focused on defusing tensions with Russia, a US general has warned.
General Kenneth Wilsbach, the head of US Pacific air forces, noted that China had aligned itself with Russia in the crisis, Agence France-Presse reports.
From the standpoint of will China see what’s happening in Europe and… try to do something here in the Indo-Pacific – absolutely yes, that’s a concern.
I do have my concerns that they would want to take advantage.
