How Can U.S. Special Operations Forces Help Defeat China on Taiwan?
It is conceivable that in one blistering campaign, the People’s Republic of China could invade, occupy, and forcibly annex Taiwan. One question would dominate the post-occupation debate: “What more could have been done?” The obvious answers will be better intelligence, bigger exercises, more weapons. One underexamined answer is a different model for U.S. special operations forces advising.The United States has spent decades using rotational military teams to train foreign partners. This approach
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Published: 7 August 2026
Source: War on the Rocks
Category: News
Topics: Military & security
Retrieved: 8 August 2026
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