US Refusing Weapons Sales to Taiwan 'Outside Their Definition of Asymmetric Defense', Reports Say

US Refusing Weapons Sales to Taiwan ‘Outside Their Definition of Asymmetric Defense’, Reports Say 20220520 US defense leaders have warned that comparing Ukraine and Taiwan is a mistake, but in practice, Washington is pressuring Taipei to adopt an asymmetric warfare policy modeled on its support for Ukraine since Russia’s special operation began there in February. The US has rebuffed several recent requests from Taiwan to buy weapons it doesn’t see as likely to help it rebuff a Chinese invasion, according to Taiwanese business leaders. The decisive shift in policy happened at a March meeting between Mira Resnick, the US Deputy…