SUB-KINETIC LEVERAGE: Taiwan is preparing for direct attacks, but the US and its allies need be ready for short-of-war tactics China might use, the lawmaker said Staff writer, with CNA US Representative Eugene Vindman said the US and its allies must be prepared to respond to the “gray zone” tactics China employs against Taiwan, adding that deterrence should extend beyond preparing for a military invasion.In a prerecorded keynote address at the 16th Annual South China Sea Conference hosted by the Washington-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies, Vindman said discussions on deterrence have focused too narrowly on preventing an invasion of Taiwan by China.Calling the conversation “insufficient,” he said that Washington and its allies must be ready for Beijing engagin