(From left) Admiral Harry Harris, General Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis attend the change of command ceremony in Pearl Harbour on Wednesday. Photo: AFP (From left) Admiral Harry Harris, General Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis attend the change of command ceremony in Pearl Harbour on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
(From left) Admiral Harry Harris, General Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis attend the change of command ceremony in Pearl Harbour on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
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Taiwan sends top military officials to US Pacific Command ceremony in Hawaii

Delegation’s attendance prompts speculation over whether the island could be invited to join Rim of the Pacific exercise in summer

Topic |   Taiwan
Lawrence Chung
Lawrence Chung

Updated: 2:13pm, 1 Jun, 2018

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(From left) Admiral Harry Harris, General Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis attend the change of command ceremony in Pearl Harbour on Wednesday. Photo: AFP (From left) Admiral Harry Harris, General Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis attend the change of command ceremony in Pearl Harbour on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
(From left) Admiral Harry Harris, General Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis attend the change of command ceremony in Pearl Harbour on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
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