U.S. Marines are Training Taiwanese Forces (and Beijing is Furious)
Despite the fact that Washington maintains no formal relations with Taiwan, which has a democratically-elected government, current U.S. law the Taiwan Relations Act requires that it ensures that Taiwan can defend itself. It has been in place for more than forty years, and ensures Taipei s defense needs.
Here s What You Need To Remember: This is not the first time that U.S. forces have trained Taiwanese ones - but it is usually done in secret.
This week the Taiwanese government publicly acknowledged that members of the United States Marine Corps have begun training operations on the island nation. A unit of Marine Raiders was reportedly deployed to Taiwan to help boost Taipei s military readiness.