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Taiwan: about 200 US military advisers will be at training bases on the island

A rescue helicopter flies during Min-An exercises, or emergency response exercises, in Taichung City, Taiwan, April 13. | Fountain: EFE

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about 200 military advisers The Americans are currently stationed at bases throughout Taiwan, Taiwan’s CNA news agency said today, citing sources in the island’s military.

According to the agency, American advisers are in training camps to “observe” and “offer advice on training methods.”

The role of consultants is to help Taiwan in their training” after the island announced that compulsory military service would be extended to one year in 2024, according to the source.

The scientists cited by the CNA claim that US Army he is “very familiar with target shooting and battlefield medical training.”

In 2021, similar information was already published in the local press, which indicated that USA a small military contingent is stationed on the island to train local forces.

In the same year, Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen, in an interview, acknowledged the presence of a small number of American troops to help train her army, prompting strong condemnation from China.

Taiwan Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jets prepare for takeoff at Hsinchu Air Base.  last April 9th.
Taiwan Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jets prepare for takeoff at Hsinchu Air Base. last April 9th. | Fountain: EFE

Tension between China and Taiwan

On the other hand, leaked Pentagon documents, echoed by The Washington Post last Saturday, showed that USA believes that Taiwan it would be “very vulnerable” to a possible Chinese air attack.

Preparation Revelations Taiwan in the face of any possible conflict with China come at a challenging time for diplomatic relations between China And USA.

The island is one of the biggest sources of conflict between the two countries, mainly because Washington is Taiwan’s main arms supplier and would become its biggest military ally in the event of a war with Taiwan. China.

Beijing believes Taiwan a rebellious province since the Kuomintang nationalists withdrew from there in 1949, losing the civil war to the communist army. (EFE)


Source: RPP

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