Taiwan is increasing its minimum military service requirements for all able-bodied male citizens amid rising tensions with the PRC.
Taiwanese service-qualified men of military age will now be required to serve at least one year in the nation’s armed forces. This is a three-fold increase from the recently reduced requirement of just four months of mandatory military service.
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A member of the People’s Liberation Army looks through binoculars during military exercises as Taiwan’s Lan Yang frigate is seen in the rear, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022.
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President Tsai Ing-wen announced the readjustment Tuesday at a press conference.
“Peace will not fall from the sky…Taiwan is on the front line of authoritarian expansion,” Tsai said.
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A boat moves through the water at the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, the closest point in mainland China to the island of Taiwan, in Pingtan, southeast China’s Fujian Province, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. .
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“This is an extremely difficult decision, but as president, as head of the military, it is my unavoidable duty to defend national interests and our democratic way of life,” President Tsai said.
The protracted conscription policies are part of ongoing efforts to prepare the island for a possible invasion by the neighboring PRC.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping continues to attend the 29th APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Bangkok on November 19, 2022.
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Taiwan, also known as the Republic of China, It is an island nation off the coast of the Asian mainland. Taiwan has declared its independence from the People’s Republic of China and calls for the continuation of the rule of pre-revolutionary China.
China has long claimed sovereignty over Taiwan and the Taiwan Strait, the relatively narrow strip of ocean between the island of Taiwan and mainland China. The Chinese military has frequently sent aircraft to the area, testing Taiwan’s air defense zone.
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Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen delivers a speech during the launch ceremony for Taiwan Gender Equality Week on International Women’s Rights Day in Taipei, Taiwan.
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China’s military has sent 71 planes and seven ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour show of force targeting the self-governing island, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said on Monday, after China expressed anger over the Taiwan-related provisions. in a usa annual defense spending bill.
from China taiwan Military Harassment, What it claims is its own territory has intensified in recent years, and the Communist Party’s People’s Liberation Army has sent planes or ships to the island almost daily.
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Soldiers disembark from AAV7 amphibious assault vehicles during the Han Kuang military exercise simulating the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s invasion of the island on July 28, 2022, in Pingtung, Taiwan.
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Between 6 a.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday, 47 of the Chinese planes crossed the median of the Taiwan Strait, an unofficial boundary once tacitly accepted by both sides, according to Taiwan Ministry of National Defense.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
