Amid Ukraine-Russia Conflict, China Accidentally Exposes Its Own Plans for a Taiwan Invasion – Opinion

Someone’s going to the gulag.

Chinese state-run media proclaimed the quiet when they accidentally uploaded instructions from above on how to post on the Ukraine/Russian conflict on social media.

According to Fox News, Beijing News’s social media account posted now-deleted instructions to Twitter noting that no posts are to go up that are unfavorable to Russia or have pro-Western content.

“From now on, for Ukraine-related topics, post them on Weibo. Post on Shimian first, then to our main account. This will promote Shimian. Don’t post anything against Russia or pro-west. Let me review your words before posting,” read a translation of the tweet.

Perhaps not unsurprising as China is Russia’s banker, but it would appear that the media wants to stay very friendly to Russia because it too has a territory it wants to claim as its own; Taiwan. Fox News pointed out that Ming Jinwei, senior editor at Xinhua News Agency, effectively exposed that China has near-future plans for Taiwan and needs Russia’s support when these plans happen:

Ming Jinwei, senior editor at Xinhua News Agency, wrote in his WeChat blog about how his outlet needed to walk a tight line on its Ukraine coverage, noting that China “has to back Russia up with emotional and moral support while refraining from treading on the toes of the United States and European Union.”

“In the future, China will also need Russia’s understanding and support when wrestling with America to solve the Taiwan issue once and for all,” his post read. Ming said that it “doesn’t hurt” to use moderately pro-Russia language.

Mike Miller wrote that China has long been interested in Taiwan. The only thing standing between China taking the country for itself is the United States, but as Putin is showing, President Joe Biden isn’t proving to be much of a threat, and taking Ukraine may be as easy as taking candy from a baby.

China may be able to take Taiwan from the weak and floundering Biden administration if that’s true. In fact, the Biden administration has already signaled that it’s unwilling to even challenge China on its narrative that Taiwan belongs to the CCP.

At the moment, dictators are looking for ways to increase their borders. Putin appears ready for this, at least for now. But, it is possible that the invasion in Taiwan will not be far away if Biden does not show any signs of weakness or incompetence.