'US special forces quietly training Taiwanese'

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 09, 2021 12:11 am

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.

FILE - READY FOR WAR US-made CM-11 tanks (in background) are fired in front of two eight-inch self-propelled artillery guns during the 35th Han Kuang (Han Glory) military drill in southern Taiwan’s Pingtung county. Taiwan has been improving its military hardware in anticipation for the looming aggression by Beijing. AFP PHOTO/FILE PHOTO

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