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===Singapore=== [[File:新加坡9日下午派遣1架C-130運輸機運送物資到花蓮機場 thumbnail (9) 20180209 183344 l.jpg|thumb|244px|[[Humanitarian aid]] sent by a [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C-130 Hercules]] of the [[Republic of Singapore Air Force]] (RSAF) to [[Hualien Airport]], Taiwan during the [[2018 Hualien earthquake]].]] Starting in 1975, [[Singapore]] has sent units from [[Singapore Armed Forces|its military]] to train in the Republic of China under the Starlight training program ({{lang|zh-tw|星光計畫}}). Singaporean forces training in Taiwan numbered roughly 3,000 as of 2005.<ref>{{cite news|date=2005-03-10|title=「星光」重要性不如以往|trans-title="Starlight" not as important as it once was|publisher=The Liberty Times|url=https://www.libertytimes.com/2005/new/mar/10/today-fo14.htm|access-date=2006-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305233951/http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2005/new/mar/10/today-fo14.htm|archive-date=5 March 2011|url-status=dead}} {{in lang|zh-tw}}</ref> Singapore has also supplied the ROCAF with military equipment.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zhen |first1=Liu |title=Singapore-Taiwan military agreement to stay despite pressure |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2114170/no-reason-singapore-cut-military-ties-taiwan-sources |website=South China Morning Post |access-date=13 March 2022 |language=en |date=5 October 2017}}</ref> In 2007, a [[Northrop F-5|F-5F]] fighter operated by the [[Republic of China Air Force]] (ROCAF) crashed into base housing that was occupied by Singaporean personnel, killing the pilots. Two Singaporeans on the ground were also killed, with nine injured. The Starlight program at that time numbered around 7,000 personnel.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chuang |first1=Jimmy |title=Fighter crash kills crew, Singaporeans |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2007/05/12/2003360493 |website=www.taipeitimes.com |date=12 May 2007 |publisher=Taipei Times |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref> In 2019, a Singaporean paratrooper was seriously injured during nighttime parachute training.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Strong |first1=Matthew |title=Singaporean paratrooper injured during jump in Taiwan |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3842020 |website=www.taiwannews.com.tw |date=21 December 2019 |publisher=Taiwan News |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref> He underwent intensive surgery and recovery in Taiwan. In 2020 he was flown back to Singapore aboard a Singapore Air Force [[A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zhang |first1=Lim Min |title=NSF injured in Taiwan parachute training back in Singapore |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/nsf-injured-in-taiwan-parachute-training-back-in-singapore |website=www.straitstimes.com |date=16 January 2020 |publisher=Straits Times |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref>
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