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Taiwan to extend compulsory military service -official media
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TAIPEI, 27 December 2022, (TON): 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.
The office of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said she will call a national security meeting on Tuesday morning to discuss reinforcing the island’s civil defense, followed by a news conference on unspecified new civil defense measures.
Tsai’s security team, including high-level officials from the defense ministry and the National Security Council, has been reviewing Taiwan’s military system since 2020 amid fast-rising Chinese threats, according to the official, who declined to be named because the information was private.
“China’s various unilateral behaviors have become a major concern for regional security,” said the person, who took part in the high-level security discussion.
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