TAIPEI -- "Our country & people #StandWithUkraine against Russian aggression," Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen wrote on Saturday as she tweeted images of the iconic Taipei 101 skyscraper and cities across the island illuminated in the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag.
Drawing inspiration from the resistance of Ukrainians and the strong global response to Russia's assault on a democratic nation, Taiwan's government is playing down the threat from China. But the war is gripping the Taiwanese people, with some fearing it might embolden Beijing to invade an island that has never been part of communist China.
