The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) on Thursday posted a picture on Facebook of two high-ranking Taiwanese military officials attending a U.S. military ceremony in late May.
Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr. assumed command of PACOM, and Admiral Scott Swift assumed command of PACFLT.
AIT is the de facto US embassy in Taiwan in the absence of official ties.
On May 27, General Yen De-Fa, Chief of the General Staff, and Admiral Lee Hsi-Min both attended the joint change of command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
In its post, AIT said the presence of the two high-ranking Taiwanese military officials at the ceremony was “in recognition of the strong security cooperation relationship between the United States and Taiwan.”