Taiwan-US Relations

Analysis: If the US Stations Defense Officials in Taiwan

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By Ryan Wu/Fuhua Hung/Lery Hiciano

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Media reports in Taiwan say two US defense officials could be stationed with Taiwan’s defense ministry to help with policy coordination and assessments of combat capabilities. This would be a more direct and official placement than the existing arrangements involving American advisers coordinated by the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto US embassy. TaiwanPlus speaks with defense analyst Su Tzu-yun for his thoughts on the program and what benefits it could bring Taiwan.