Commentary The Western world has united in its condemnation of Russian military action in Ukraine. Government officials, media pundits, business leaders and tech tycoons have all been quick to denounce what they perceive to be Moscow’s aggression against its neighbor Ukraine. Such a fact would seem to be reassuring for those who support a unified front against extraterritorial aggression by revisionist powers. That means that should another major military force seek to expand its borders or rectify historical grievances—say, the Chinese regime forcibly seizing Taiwan—a similar outpouring by a coordinated anti-aggressor coalition of business and political interests can be expected. Right? Not quite. Those who believe that the world would come down on Beijing as adamantly as it has on Moscow should temper their predictions. Russian President Vladimir Putin has certainly been in ill repute among establishment figures in U.S. and European politics for some time. In power since the …
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