Taiwan will announce a plan to extend compulsory military service to one year from the current four months, according to a senior government official, as the island deals with rising Chinese military pressure. | Reuters
The military reform would also include boosting training for conscripts, such as introducing combat instruction used by U.S. forces and strengthening shooting exercises, the official said, adding that the new system is scheduled to go into effect in 2024.The official Central News Agency, citing government and ruling party sources familiar with the matter, first reported late on Monday that her government would on Tuesday announce the plan to extend compulsory military service.
Taipei, which rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims, on Monday reported the larges-ever Chinese air force incursion into the island’s air defense identification zone, with 43 Chinese planes crossing an unofficial buffer between the two sides.
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