US Marine Special Ops Forces Have Been In Taiwan For Over A Year, Report Confirms

• US Marine Special Ops Forces Have Been In Taiwan For Over A Year, Report Confirms
  by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/
  A bombshell Wall Street Journal report has revealed (and confirmed) that an elite contingent of special operations Marines has been deployed to Taiwan for at least the past year – a revelation sure to outrage Beijing amid ongoing charges that the US has effectively abandoned the status quo One China policy.
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  Citing US officials with knowledge of the program, the report details that “About two dozen members of U.S. special-operations and support troops are conducting training for small units of Taiwan’s ground forces,” and that “The U.S. Marines are working with local maritime forces on small-boat training.” It’s the first such openly confirmed US training deployment in support of local forces since 1979. Taiwan media previously reported it, but this is the first time US officials are providing confirmation.
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