U.S. believes Ukraine war has not emboldened China to move on Taiwan

Russia's war in Ukraine has not emboldened China to attack Taiwan, the top U.S. intelligence chief indicated Tuesday, given Moscow's limited progress in the invasion and the unity shown by the West in imposing sanctions.The U.S. intelligence community has so far "not assessed that the Russia-Ukraine crisis is likely to accelerate their plan vis-a-vis Taiwan," Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told a Senate committee, while adding China is likely to be still evaluating and taking lessons from events in Ukraine.She said Beijing is likely to have been "surprised" by the degree to …READ FULL ARTICLE