The US provided Taiwan with “unserviceable and poorly packaged equipment,” hampering security cooperation at a time when China is flexing its muscle in the Pacific and risking loss of confidence in America as an ally, the Pentagon’s Inspector General has found.
The inspector general evaluated the delivery of defense equipment to Taiwan through a process known as Presidential Drawdown Authority under which the US military can send equipment and weapons from existing stocks.
Taiwan’s been fending off China’s increased military activity around the island. The US considers Taiwan a crucial partner in the Indo-Pacific region as well as the chief ...