Taiwan hints marines under US military training in Guam
Taiwan has sent troops to the US island territory of Guam for training and joint exercises, its defence minister appeared to confirm, days after the admission that the Americans were training its forces on the island.
Reports said that the island's marine corps had sent a platoon of 40 marines to Guam for a month of training in a newly built base as part of a long-running joint exercise programme called Roar of the Marines. Washington switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979 and the programme was suspended after Beijing warned against any official contact and military exchanges between Taiwan and the US.
The tensions have prompted some to regard Taiwan as the flashpoint in the region, with the threat of a war between Taiwan and mainland China potentially dragging in the US and Japan. Chiu's comments appeared to confirm that Taiwan had for a long time sent officers for training with US forces, after Tsai confirmed the American military's presence on the island in a recent interview.
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