The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. February 24, 2023 U.S. to Quadruple Troop Presence in Taiwan ------------------------------------------ The U.S. will expand its troop presence in Taiwan by more than four times, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Pentagon will reportedly send between 100 and 200 more troops to train the Taiwanese military against the threat of a Chinese invasion or blockade of the island. .