US forces trained in Bin Laden mission now preparing for China operation, according to FT
SEAL Team Six, the elite force known for eliminating Osama Bin Laden, has allegedly been preparing and conducting training exercises focused on “a Taiwan conflict” for more than a year. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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SEAL Team Six is reportedly focusing on "a Taiwan conflict"
The elite special operations unit of the US Navy, SEAL Team Six, has been training to "help Taiwan" in the event of a "Chinese invasion," according to the Financial Times. This is the same unit that executed the mission in 2011 that resulted in the death of Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan.
The Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing anonymous sources, that SEAL Team Six "has been planning and training for a Taiwan conflict for more than a year at Dam Neck, its headquarters at Virginia Beach, about 250km south-east of Washington."
In recent years, the US has deployed special forces to Taiwan to assist in training the island’s military against a potential attack from the mainland. However, specifics regarding SEAL activities remain "highly classified."
The US Special Operations Command deferred any inquiries about Taiwan-related plans to the Pentagon, which did not comment on particular details.
So far, indications of US plans regarding a possible conflict over Taiwan have surfaced from Admiral Samuel Paparo, head of the Indo-Pacific Command, during a June interview. He stated, "I want to turn the Taiwan Strait into an unmanned hellscape using a number of classified capabilities so I can make their lives utterly miserable for a month, which buys me the time for the rest of everything," as reported by the Washington Post.
Since fleeing to the island in 1949 after a communist victory in the Chinese civil war, Taiwan has been governed by descendants of Chinese nationalists. The US did not extend recognition to the People’s Republic of China until 1979, maintaining its stance towards the government in Taipei as the ‘Republic of China’ during that period.
Although the US has officially adopted the One-China policy, it continues to have informal diplomatic and economic relationships with Taipei, a crucial provider of semiconductors and chips to Western markets. The US has also supplied Taiwan with weapons and equipment aimed at "detering" Beijing.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington has asserted that Taiwan is "the very core of China’s core interests and the first red line that must not be crossed in the China-US relationship," calling on the US to "stop creating factors that could heighten tensions in the Taiwan Strait."
According to the US government, Chinese President Xi Jinping has directed the People’s Liberation Army to modernize to have the capability to forcibly seize the island by 2027.
China’s official stance on Taiwan advocates for peaceful reintegration; however, it has not dismissed the possibility of using force if the island pursues independence.
Ramin Sohrabi contributed to this report for TROIB News
The elite special operations unit of the US Navy, SEAL Team Six, has been training to "help Taiwan" in the event of a "Chinese invasion," according to the Financial Times. This is the same unit that executed the mission in 2011 that resulted in the death of Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan.
The Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing anonymous sources, that SEAL Team Six "has been planning and training for a Taiwan conflict for more than a year at Dam Neck, its headquarters at Virginia Beach, about 250km south-east of Washington."
In recent years, the US has deployed special forces to Taiwan to assist in training the island’s military against a potential attack from the mainland. However, specifics regarding SEAL activities remain "highly classified."
The US Special Operations Command deferred any inquiries about Taiwan-related plans to the Pentagon, which did not comment on particular details.
So far, indications of US plans regarding a possible conflict over Taiwan have surfaced from Admiral Samuel Paparo, head of the Indo-Pacific Command, during a June interview. He stated, "I want to turn the Taiwan Strait into an unmanned hellscape using a number of classified capabilities so I can make their lives utterly miserable for a month, which buys me the time for the rest of everything," as reported by the Washington Post.
Since fleeing to the island in 1949 after a communist victory in the Chinese civil war, Taiwan has been governed by descendants of Chinese nationalists. The US did not extend recognition to the People’s Republic of China until 1979, maintaining its stance towards the government in Taipei as the ‘Republic of China’ during that period.
Although the US has officially adopted the One-China policy, it continues to have informal diplomatic and economic relationships with Taipei, a crucial provider of semiconductors and chips to Western markets. The US has also supplied Taiwan with weapons and equipment aimed at "detering" Beijing.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington has asserted that Taiwan is "the very core of China’s core interests and the first red line that must not be crossed in the China-US relationship," calling on the US to "stop creating factors that could heighten tensions in the Taiwan Strait."
According to the US government, Chinese President Xi Jinping has directed the People’s Liberation Army to modernize to have the capability to forcibly seize the island by 2027.
China’s official stance on Taiwan advocates for peaceful reintegration; however, it has not dismissed the possibility of using force if the island pursues independence.
Ramin Sohrabi contributed to this report for TROIB News
