Ukraine War Providing Lessons for Taiwan: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin

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 Tuesday. "We've learned a number of important lessons from Ukraine's... war with Russia,” Austin told a Senate hearing when asked about strategies to defend Taiwan against potential military action by China. "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. With international backing in the form of weapons,…