Taiwanese Defense Minister Confirms U.S. Special Forces Deployment

Taiwanese Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng confirmed the deployment of members of U.S. Army Special Forces to Taiwanese units based on Kinmen and Penghu Islands. The defense minister also said that the deployments are within the scope of regular exchanges for the Taiwanese military. Chiu made the comments in response to a question asked about deployment on the sidelines of a legislative session.