Taiwan could play operational role in US China conflict

WhatsApp Taipei [Taiwan], May 17 (ANI): Taiwan can play a significant role in preserving US Marine Corps operational mobility in the case of a conflict with China, a Taiwanese analyst said. Taipei-based Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR) cybersecurity researcher Hsieh Pei-hsueh wrote an article in the think tank's biweekly report that the US hopes to transform its forward bases into a more comprehensive network with the use of amphibious assault ships, barges, and even floating platforms to strengthen its ground and air forces, Taiwan News reported. His remarks come as tensions in the Indo-Pacific escalate. Hsieh pointed…