Taiwan Officer Reveals Details of Rare Interaction With NATO

Taiwan Officer Reveals Details of Rare Interaction With NATO
Taiwan's Air Force's Mirage 2000-5 aircraft at Hsinchu Air Base in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on Jan. 11, 2023. Ann Wang/Reuters
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HSINCHU, Taiwan—A Taiwan air force officer revealed details on Wednesday of a rare interaction between the island’s military and NATO, describing how he had attended a six month academic program with senior officials in Italy.

Taiwan, claimed by China as its own territory, has no formal diplomatic relations with any NATO members, but has close defense ties with the United States, the island’s main international source of arms and NATO’s largest member state.