an hour agoTensions with China run out: U.S. military secret group seized in Taiwan
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)America has secretly kept a military trainer contingent in Taiwan for at least a year, according to a new report showing the latest signs of increased tensions between the United States and China. Tens of U.S. Special Forces and a number of Marines [are not known how much] they are practicing Taiwanese forces, Wall reported [...]
Dozens of U.S. Special Forces and a number of Marines [are not known how much] they are exercising Taiwanese forces, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The trainers were first sent to Taiwan by Donald Trump's administration, but their presence had not been reported so far, the Guardian reports, translates Periscopi.
The report came after President Tsai Inng-Wen said on Friday that Taiwan would make whatever it was asked to protect the freedom and democratic way of life. ”
“Taiwan does not require military confrontation,” she said at a security forum in Taipei.
American troops have not been on the island since 1979, when Washington had established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
Pentagon spokesman John Supple did not want to comment directly on the report.
China's foreign minister released a communique, prompting America to stop these military action.
“Kina will take all necessary steps to protect their sovereignty and territorial integration,” said in the statement. /Periscope
