In a Nikkei Asia op-ed, Prof. Minxin Pei suggested a strategy for preventing war in East Asia, looking at what the United States, China, and Taiwan can learn from the war in Ukraine. “While it is unlikely that the three protagonists can reach a new political understanding in an environment of enmity and distrust, they still need to intensify diplomatic efforts to know what each other’s bottom line is and find a new modus vivendi,” he said.