China is closely monitoring the effects of Western sanctions on Russia to prepare for a possible invasion of Taiwan, The Wall Street Journal reported.

China has sent officials to the Russian central bank to study the effects of Western sanctions for a better understanding of how it would be affected if it were to invade Taiwan.

An interagency group set up in the wake of the Ukraine invasion has been reporting back to Beijing with lessons it can use in case of war and Western penalties.

Beijing vowed a ‘resolute’ response to the $385 million deal and condemned President Lai Ching-te’s visit to Hawaii.

The U.S. State Department approved the potential sale, worth an estimated $385 million, of spare parts and support for F-16 jets and radars to Taiwan, the Pentagon said on Friday. The sale was announced hours before Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te left on a visit to Taipei's three diplomatic allies in the Pacific,

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te is defying China by traveling to the U.S. and entering into a $385 million arms deal.