US looks to expand Taiwan military training–sources

The United States is set to expand the number of troops helping train Taiwanese forces, two U.S. officials said, at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing. | Reuters

The balloon caused a political uproar in Washington and prompted Secretary of State Antony Blinken to cancel a trip to Beijing that both countries had hoped would steady their rocky relations.

Speaking to reporters in Taipei on Friday, Taiwan Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said he “didn’t know” the source of the information about expanded training. He added Taiwan and the United States had a lot of military interaction, and declined further comment.Taiwan’s official Central News Agency this week reported that a battalion of around 500 soldiers would go to the United States for training this year.

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