McCaul: Xi’s best deterrence on Taiwan is Putin’s failure in Russia


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House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Sunday that Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s best deterrence on Taiwan will be if Russia fails in its invasion of Ukraine. When asked if he is “reassured” that House Republicans will not stand in the way of additional aid to Ukraine, McCaul told NBC’s Chuck Todd on “Meet the Press” that “what’s happening in Ukraine will determine what happens in Taiwan and the Pacific.” “I believe the best deterrence to Chairman Xi is a failure for Putin in Ukraine,” he added. House Republicans remain split on whether the United States should send...