US special forces quietly training Taiwanese: official

The official largely confirmed a Wall Street Journal report which said the training has been going on for at least a year, amid China’s rising verbal threats against the island ally of the United States. Beijing opposes self-ruled Taiwan — which it views as its own territory to be seized one day, by force if necessary — having any official diplomatic exchanges and has aggressively tried to dissuade politicians from visiting in recent years. China reacted angrily to the report Friday, with the foreign ministry warning that the US should recognise the “high sensitivity” of the Taiwan situation and “serious…