exactly what can be discussed. russia s invasion of ukraine has been followed closely all over the world, particularly in taiwan, the self island where some people see the events is critical to their own future, given china s long running claims to sovereignty over the island. last week the united states sent a delegation of top security officials to meet the government in the capital, taipei. we can speak to a senior fellow taipei. we can speak to a seniorfellow at the taipei. we can speak to a senior fellow at the institute for international peace in beijing, thank you forjoining us. i wonder if russia s decision to invade ukraine, an independent state that president putin sees as part of historical russia, might have an impact on china s decisions about taiwan which is self ruling but not independent territory, as mainland china seems to view it. yes, i think the taiwan issue is very much influencing chinese thinking