UK defense secretary says a Russian victory in the Ukraine war would 'signal to China that everything is up for grabs'

• China would get a confidence boost from a Russian victory in Ukraine, says the UK's defense secretary.
• "There's no world in which Putin can be allowed to win," Grant Shapps wrote in a Politico op-ed.
• Chinese leader Xi Jinping told President Joe Biden last year that China intends to rule Taiwan.

A Russian victory in Ukraine could embolden China, the UK's defense secretary, Grant Shapps, said on Wednesday.