According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, Taiwan is learning how to defend itself against an invasion from China.
Smaller weapons have been used by the country to fight back against Russia.
The method of defense is similar to Taiwan's "porcupine strategy," which is used to prepare for a possible Chinese invasion.
Lee Hsi-Ming, the then-chief of the Taiwanese military forces, introduced the strategy of stocking up on anti-air, anti-tank, and anti-ship weapons.
The Wall Street Journal's Asia security correspondent said in a video that the porcupine strategy was when a smaller military tried to defend itself from a bigger military.
He said that the animal tries to cause so much pain that it can stop the attacker.
Taiwan is watching how Ukraine has inflicted losses on Putin's forces to learn how to defend against invaders with larger armies and weapons.
According to data from their defense ministries, China's military is much larger than Taiwan's.
According to Statista, Russia has more military personnel than Ukraine with over 1 million.
According to the Journal's report, defense experts say that fighter jets, helicopters, and tanks can easily be destroyed by an attack, which is why Taiwan used to invest in heavy equipment.
Taiwan is inspired by the effective use of smaller weapons by the Ukrainians, as they have been able to have an outsized impact on the Russians.
The Ukrainians have used US-supplied weapons to destroy Russian tanks and aircraft.
More than 600 Russian tanks and aircraft have been destroyed since the start of the war, according to the Journal.
Taiwan is considering increasing training in the use of portable missiles. Taiwan's President has posed with a Taiwan-made rocket.
Smaller anti-aircraft and anti-aircraft missiles have limitations in their reach, with the Javelin only having a 2.5 mile operating range.
The US-supplied HIMARS has a much more extensive operating range than the Ukrainian one. In 2020, the US approved the first sale of HIMARS to Taiwan.
Taiwan wants to add more drones. The US and Taiwan have agreed to sell each other drones.
An extra $8.7 billion has been pledged by the Taiwanese government.
According to a report, military experts say that China is learning that they will need to use a lot of force if they want to succeed.
The self-governed island of Taiwan is seen as a separate province by China. It has been trying to get governments to not recognize it as a nation. Military analysts think that China will eventually invade the island.
China repeatedly warned Nancy Pelosi not to visit Taiwan's capital, but she went anyway.
China conducted military drills around Taiwan in the wake of her visit.
If Taiwan could fend off a Chinese invasion with the help of the US, it would suffer heavy losses.
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