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Faux pas or signal? Photo shines spotlight on US role in major Taiwan military exercise
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A photo released on Feb 21 by Taiwan’s military of Defence Minister Wellington Koo (centre) appeared to show a US general’s desk name plate to his left.
PHOTO: MILITARY NEWS AGENCY
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TAIPEI – What looked like a standard photo release by Taiwan’s military has set tongues wagging about the involvement of the US in the island’s defence activities.
In the picture, released on Feb 21 by the media arm of Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence, the island’s Defence Minister Wellington Koo appears to be seated next to a US general during a war games session in the annual Han Kuang military exercises earlier that day.
