Comment on US Green Berets who've trained Taiwanese troops explain how they could fight China and why the US keeps their mission secret

Taiwanese soldiers on an armored vehicle during the National Day Celebration in Taipei, October 10, 2021. Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto via Getty Images Amid increased Chinese pressure on Taiwan this month, it was reported that US troops have been Taiwanese forces. US special-operations forces have for decades deployed overseas to train partners to better defend themselves. The US hasn't had an official military presence in Taiwan since 1979, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been helping them. In the first days of October, the Chinese military sent more than 150 aircraft, including bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons, into Taiwan's air-defense identification zone, which isn't territorial airspace but is still seen as a provocative move.Amid that Chinese aggression, reports emerged that US Army Special Forces soldiers and Marine Raiders have deployed to Taiwan and have been working with their Taiwanese counterparts since at least last year.The US hasn't had an official military presence in Taiwan since 1979, when the US officially recognized Beijing, but that doesn't mean US commandos haven't been working with Taiwanese troops over the years, though that training has ebbed and flowed with US policy toward Taiwan.Although training rotations are usually not disclosed, American commandos have deployed to the region before to conduct foreign internal defense - or the training of allied or partner conventional and special-operations forces, including Taiwan's.The secret weapon of US special-operations Taiwanese soldiers during a shore-defense operation as part of a military exercise, September 16, 2021. Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto via Getty Images When people think of special-operations units, they think of door-kickers who can perform the toughest operations under the most arduous conditions.