WASHINGTON: Ukraine's war against invading Russian forces is providing lessons for Taiwan, showing how a smaller military can successfully defend against a larger one, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday (May 16). 'We've learned a number of important lessons from Ukraine's ... war with Russia
WASHINGTON: Ukraine's war against invading Russian forces is providing lessons for Taiwan, showing how a smaller military can successfully defend against a larger one, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday .
"One of those lessons is that with asymmetric capabilities and asymmetric tactics and techniques, a smaller force can do a really good job in defending themselves against a larger force," he said. Austin also told lawmakers that the congressionally authorised authority to draw weapons from US stocks and provide them to Taiwan - as has been done with Ukraine - is"critical in our efforts to provide Taiwan what it needs" to defend itself.
China views democratic, self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory to be retaken one day, by force if necessary. The island lives under the constant fear of a Chinese invasion, and Beijing has stepped up its rhetoric and military activity around it in recent years.
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