The US is planning to increase the number of US troops training Taiwanese forces on the self-governing island in the coming months, according to US officials
It is unclear how many additional US troops will take part in the expanded training efforts. On Tuesday, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen told a visiting bipartisan US congressional delegation that the two militaries will cooperate “even more closely” and plan to “bolster military exchanges.” “Enhanced military and economic ties have been the focal point of conversations with political, business, and military leaders,” a congressional aide to a Democratic member of the delegation told CNN.
In an exclusive interview with CNN in 2021, the Taiwanese president acknowledged that there were US military personnel on the island at the time but said it was “not as many as people thought,” adding that Taipei has a “a wide range of cooperation with the US aiming at increasing our defense capability.” According to Defense Department data, the US has had between 20 and 40 troops based in Taiwan in recent years.
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