CHINA-TAIWAN: TAIWAN'S DEFENCE MINISTER CONFIRMS U.S. IS TRAINING TAIWANESE MARINES IN GUAM
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Taiwan's Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng confirmed on the sideline of a Legislative hearing
on November 2 that a group of Taiwanese marines have been sent to undergo one-month
training in Guam as part of a Taiwan-U.S. defense cooperation and exchange program. He said
the program is one of a number of "long-standing" bilateral exchange projects between Taipei
and Washington. Apple Daily separately said that Taiwan's Marine Corps has recently sent a
platoon of 40 marines for a month-long amphibious landing training at the U.S. military base
in Guam to enhance their combat capabilities. Both countries' marines will also undergo
training for joint operations to learn the latest tactics from the U.S. Marine Corps, it added.
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