China State Media Condemns Reports That US Special Forces Are Deployed In Taiwan (Update)

Why just two dozen members? Why secretly? The US should send 240 servicemen publicly, in US military uniform, and make public where they are stationed. See whether the PLA will launch a targeted air strike to eliminate those US invaders! https://t.co/0Herr8TBtu
— Hu Xijin 胡锡进 (@HuXijin_GT) October 7, 2021

US News and World Report: China Fires Back at Reports of U.S. Commandos in Taiwan

‘See whether the PLA will launch a targeted air strike to eliminate those U.S. invaders!’ the chief of the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda outlet threatened on Thursday.

Leaders in China almost immediately expressed outrage Thursday at a new report indicating the U.S. has secretly stationed forces on Taiwan in an attempt to bolster the island nation's defenses against the increasing likelihood of an attack from the mainland.

The Wall Street Journal first reported that a small unit of special operations forces have been based in Taiwan for at least a year to train local military forces – a move China has previously said would violate contentious agreements between Washington and Beijing that have maintained a fragile security understanding regarding Taiwan for decades.

Asian outlets first reported last year the possible presence of Marines there.

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WNU Editor: It is morning time in China right now. I expect overwhelming negative Chinese government and Chinese media reaction to this news on Friday and this weekend.