Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that Western states have an obligation to explain to the Chinese government that they will receive a unified response to any attempt to resolve the Taiwan issue by force. transmits Reuters. According to him, we are talking about serious restrictions in the economic field.
“Any attempt by China to forcibly change the status quo in Taiwan should provoke a unified response and we must make this clear to the PRC. Now China is much more dependent on global supply chains than Russia,” Rasmussen said.
As the former NATO Secretary General pointed out, the announcement of the “serious consequences” awaiting Beijing under these circumstances would be a deterrent. He also stressed that the Chinese authorities were allegedly monitoring the conflict in Ukraine and analyzing its consequences.
Before Rasmussen reached He made an official visit to Taiwan.