US special forces exit quarantine after landing in island nation to train Taiwanese Navy for 1st time since 1979

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Date: 09.11.2020
By: Riyaz ul Khaliq  

For the first time since the US and Taiwan ceased bilateral ties in 1979, Taipei on Monday announced the arrival of US marines to train Taiwanese soldiers.

Taiwan's Naval Command said a contingent of US marines — Marine Raiders — arrived upon the invitation of Taiwan's military and will begin training Taiwanese troops for four weeks starting today, the daily Taiwan News reported.

The US marines came roughly two weeks ago but were under quarantine to avoid coronavirus infection.

Taiwanese soldiers will be trained by the US marines' special operations troops in assault boat and speedboat infiltration operations at the Tsoying Naval Base in the port city of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan.    [FULL  STORY]