▁any ▁Japanese ▁invol vement ▁in ▁a ▁cross - St ra its ▁conflict ▁would ▁be ▁very ▁much ▁cont ing ent ▁upon ▁the ▁US ▁response , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁nearest ▁US ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁being ▁based ▁in ▁Japan ▁and ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Mut ual ▁Co operation ▁and ▁Security ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Nic ar agua ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Taiwan ▁don ated ▁five ▁ref urb ished ▁sur plus ▁inter ceptor ▁boats ▁to ▁the ▁Nic ar agu an ▁Ar med ▁Forces . ▁The ▁transfer ▁ceremony ▁occurred ▁at ▁the ▁naval ▁forces ’ ▁ 2 nd ▁batt alion ▁in ▁Puerto ▁Sand ino . ▁ ▁Par agu ay ▁Par agu ay ▁is ▁Taiwan ' s ▁last ▁remaining ▁al ly ▁in ▁South ▁America . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Taiwan ▁don ated ▁two ▁U H - 1 H ▁hel ic op ters ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁Hum ve es ▁to ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁of ▁Par agu ay . ▁Par agu ay an ▁President ▁Mario ▁Ab do ▁Ben í te z ▁shared ▁pictures ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁aid ▁on ▁the ▁president ial ▁Twitter ▁feed . ▁ ▁Singapore ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Singapore ▁has ▁sent ▁units ▁from ▁its ▁military ▁to ▁train ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁space ▁in ▁the ▁city - state ▁under ▁the ▁Star light ▁training ▁program ▁( ). ▁Singapore an ▁forces ▁training ▁in ▁Taiwan ▁number ed ▁roughly ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁As ▁of