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According to the US official, about 20 special forces are in Taiwan to train soldiers amid rising aggression from China. Both countries had previously denied such an arrangement existed. US forces have been reportedly training Taiwanese for less than a year A US Defense Department official told news agencies late Thursday that US special forces have been training soldiers in Taiwan for months. Confirming a report in the Wall Street Journal, the official said 20 US special operations and conventional troops have rotated in and out of Taiwan. The remarks come amid [increased tensions between Beijing and Taipei](/en/us-slams-chinas-provocative-military-incursion-near-taiwan/a-59387815) . "We...
