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Mark Rutte: “Most likely if China would move against Taiwan, why not…”

Featuring: Mark Rutte, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Secretary General of NATO | International

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But now that we have solved some of those issues in the NATO summit and now that all of alliance has reached this 2% threshold, so the foundation is now laid. What I also hear back in US circles and European circles is that Most likely if China would move against Taiwan, why not first call your junior partner in all of this which is Ron Vladimir. Vladimir, which Putin residing in Moscow and ask him to keep us busy here. So most likely it will not be limited something in the Pacific to the in the Pacific it will be a multi theater issue. (43:55–44:04)

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Suggests that if China moves against Taiwan, Russia might be involved as a junior partner.

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