AFP reports US special forces quietly training Taiwanese military

A contingent of around 20 special operations and conventional forces has been conducting the training for less than a year, the Pentagon official, who declined to be identified, told AFP Thursday, adding that some of the trainers rotate in and out. 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…