Does a photo show US troops stationed in Taiwan’s Kinmen islands?


by Radio Free Asia

Radio Free Asia— Verdict: False

Radio Free Asia—Does US’s Taiwan Relations Act not cover Kinmen islands?. Verdict: Misleading

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