WASHINGTON, D.C.: US special operations forces have been quietly training Taiwanese troops for months, a move which China warned on Friday could cause "serious harm" to relations between Washington and Beijing.
A contingent of around 20 special operations and conventional forces has been conducting the training for less than a year, the Pentagon official, who declined to be identified, told Agence France-Presse on Thursday, adding some trainers rotate in and out.
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