[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Taiwan defense minister Chiu Kuo-cheng appeared to admit US Special Forces are training the Taiwanese military for a potential conflict
- If correct, US troops would be stationed on coastal islands far closer to mainland China than to Taiwan in an escalation of America's presence in the region
- Chinese President Xi Jinping has repeatedly said he intends to 'reunify' Taiwan with China,
| ...yes, yes — but given recent revelations about Chinese equipment failures and preparations on the mainland for the coming civil war following the Communist Party losing the Mandate of Heaven, will the Chinese army actually be able to sustain even an invasion as close as Taiwan? Not that anyone can stop preparing just in case China actually can do it… | while the US has vowed to support Taiwan in any potential invasion |