U.S. Troops on R&R from Vietnam Arrive in Taiwan

Source: 1965
From: Taiwan Popular Music Wiki
Date: July 21, 2015Author: Chiang Chia-jung

In 1965, as the United States became fully involved in the Vietnam War, Taiwan became a rest-and-recreation center for American troops stationed in Vietnam. Bars and the sex industry proliferated, and Western music followed in their wake, spreading widely as American culture began to formally shape Taiwanese society. The clubs, bars, and Armed Forces Network Taiwan (AFNT) radio station that emerged alongside the US military presence became key channels through which American culture entered Taiwan, and within a government policy of pro-Americanism, came to symbolize the progressive, benevolent image of American civilization.

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External Links

• Vietnam War (Wikipedia)
• Taiwan History Tunnel: November 14, 1965 — The Vietnam War Breaks Out and US Troops Flood into Taiwan (PTS News Issues Center)
• The Secret of Taiwan’s Involvement in the Vietnam War — Supporting the US Military (Kao Chih-yang’s Military Secrets Blog)
• Taiwan’s Special Forces in the Vietnam War: Taking Enormous Risks as Mercenaries (Huaxia Jingwei)
• The Training Camp for ROC Military Involvement in the Vietnam War — Tainan’s “Viet Cong Village” Exposed (Chao Global)