Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I think it's an excellent question. It has been the subject of much analysis and much discussion, obviously.
I know the member is well aware that the situations are quite unique and quite different in many ways, but what's been fascinating has been seeing how all parties involved in tensions across the strait have been taking on board lessons learned.
We're well aware that the Taiwanese authorities are reviewing and revisiting some of their own planning and operating assumptions around self-defence. We'll see some of that play out over the coming years.
We're also quite concerned with any lessons that the PRC might inadvertently take away with respect to western resolve to, as the minister said recently, oppose any unilateral change to the status quo across the Taiwan Strait.
I think the economic sanctions and quick, consolidated push-back against Russia's invasion of Ukraine have been interesting, but the Chinese have always taken a very long view of Taiwan. Their approach is not contingent on any particular timeline. I suspect they'll also be taking away lessons from what's happened in Ukraine. We may see some of that coming out of the party congress with respect to decisions around their own supply chain security domestically and their capacity to withstand those kinds of counteractions in response.
Although the situations are quite different, unfortunately there will be a lot of revisiting of assumptions around Taiwan security. It makes it all the more concerning for Canada because that brings into play the risk of miscalculations or misunderstandings. One of the primary concerns were the kind of exercises that we saw the PLA undertake in August.