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US Military Representatives to Be Stationed in Taiwan Defense Ministry

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The Pentagon is set to station two representatives in the defense ministry through 2028, deepening US-Taiwan military cooperation and providing a more direct link between the two countries' defense apparatuses.

US-Taiwan Military Cooperation

REPORTER:  
The Pentagon plans to station two representatives inside Taiwan’s defense ministry through 2028. The positions will work on coordinating policy and assessing combat capabilities. The US has long had military trainers and other personnel in Taiwan but the move marks a shift in cooperation. Programs have typically been organized through Washington’s de facto embassy in Taiwan, the American Institute in Taiwan, while this engagement would be directly with Taiwan’s defense ministry.

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US-Taiwan Military Cooperation

REPORTER:  
The Pentagon plans to station two representatives inside Taiwan’s defense ministry through 2028 to work on coordinating policy and assessing combat capabilities. The US has long had military trainers and other low-profile personnel in Taiwan. But this marks a shift in military cooperation, because unlike other recent programs organized through the United States’ de facto embassy in Taiwan, the American Institute in Taiwan, the engagement would be directly with Taiwan’s defense ministry.