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Tensions are rising between the People's Republic of China
(PRC) and the island of Taiwan. Some national security analysts
see the possibility of conflict breaking out over the status of
the island. Many believe that the PRC will eventually resort to
some level of violence to attain their goal of owership of
Taiwan. With this propect of conflict looming in the future the
U.S. government is quietly taking steps to be ready to conduct
a non-combatant evacuation operation of U.S. Embassy staff and
American citizens.
As of 2019, more than 80,000 Americans were known to be in
Taiwan. There are reports that there are about 200 U.S. troops
in Taiwan as of June 2023. There are also thousands of
foreigners from many other countries in Taiwan as well, among
them Indonesia and Japan.
News Articles about Taiwan NEO
June 13, 2023,
"Review of citizen evacuation policy for Taiwan not needed:
White House", Focus Taiwan. A White House
spokesman said the U.S. had no indication that the situation in
Taiwan warrants a review of its policy of not evacuating
American citizens from areas of conflict.
June 12, 2023,
"What a US Evacuation Contingency Means for Taiwan",
The Messenger Opinion. By Patrick M. Cronin
June 12, 2023,
"The US is Preparing Evacuation Plans for American Citizens in
Taiwan", The Messenger News. By Jim LaPorta and
Lili Pike. The planning has been underway for at least six
months due to a heightened level of tension.
November 15, 2022,
"DSS and foreign service officers bring irreplaceable knowledge
to interagency non-combatant evacuation training", U.S.
Department of State.
References about NEOs
Noncombatant Evacuation Operations - U.S. Navy Japan
https://cnrj.cnic.navy.mil/Installations/NAF-Misawa/Operations-and-Management/Emergency-Management/neo/
Noncombatant Evacuation Operations (NEO) - Marines
https://www.ready.marines.mil/Stay-Informed/Emergency-Actions/Noncombatant-Evacuation-Operations-NEO/
Non-combatanat Evacuation Operation - WikipediA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-combatant_evacuation_operation
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