US special forces prepare for potential conflict with China – FT
SEAL Team 6, the unit responsible for the elimination of Osama Bin Laden, has allegedly been preparing and training for “a Taiwan conflict” for more than a year. Read Full Article at RT.com
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According to the Financial Times, SEAL Team 6, the elite special operations unit of the U.S. Navy, has been preparing to "help Taiwan" in the event of a "Chinese invasion." This unit gained notoriety for its successful 2011 operation that killed Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.
The Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing anonymous sources familiar with the situation, that SEAL Team 6 "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 U.S. has sent special forces to Taiwan to assist in training the island's military against potential attacks from the mainland. However, specifics regarding SEAL activity remain "highly classified."
Questions about the plans related to Taiwan were referred by the U.S. Special Operations Command to the Pentagon, which did not provide comments on specific details.
The only insights into U.S. strategies concerning a potential conflict near Taiwan have come from Admiral Samuel Paparo, the head of 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 the mainland after the Communist victory in the civil war in 1949, Taiwan has been governed by descendants of Chinese nationalists. Washington recognized the People's Republic of China in 1979 but continued to view Taipei's government as the 'Republic of China' in the interim.
Though the U.S. has officially adopted a ‘One China’ policy, it continues to maintain informal diplomatic and economic relations with Taipei, a key supplier of semiconductors and chips to Western markets. Additionally, Washington has provided Taipei with weapons, ammunition, and equipment to "deter" Beijing.
The Chinese embassy in Washington has stated 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,” urging the U.S. to “stop creating factors that could heighten tensions in the Taiwan Strait.”
The U.S. government asserts that Chinese President Xi Jinping has tasked the People’s Liberation Army with modernization to enable potential forcible seizure of the island by 2027. While China’s official policy on Taiwan advocates for peaceful reintegration, it has not excluded the use of force if the island declares independence.
James del Carmen contributed to this report for TROIB News
The Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing anonymous sources familiar with the situation, that SEAL Team 6 "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 U.S. has sent special forces to Taiwan to assist in training the island's military against potential attacks from the mainland. However, specifics regarding SEAL activity remain "highly classified."
Questions about the plans related to Taiwan were referred by the U.S. Special Operations Command to the Pentagon, which did not provide comments on specific details.
The only insights into U.S. strategies concerning a potential conflict near Taiwan have come from Admiral Samuel Paparo, the head of 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 the mainland after the Communist victory in the civil war in 1949, Taiwan has been governed by descendants of Chinese nationalists. Washington recognized the People's Republic of China in 1979 but continued to view Taipei's government as the 'Republic of China' in the interim.
Though the U.S. has officially adopted a ‘One China’ policy, it continues to maintain informal diplomatic and economic relations with Taipei, a key supplier of semiconductors and chips to Western markets. Additionally, Washington has provided Taipei with weapons, ammunition, and equipment to "deter" Beijing.
The Chinese embassy in Washington has stated 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,” urging the U.S. to “stop creating factors that could heighten tensions in the Taiwan Strait.”
The U.S. government asserts that Chinese President Xi Jinping has tasked the People’s Liberation Army with modernization to enable potential forcible seizure of the island by 2027. While China’s official policy on Taiwan advocates for peaceful reintegration, it has not excluded the use of force if the island declares independence.
James del Carmen contributed to this report for TROIB News
