2021/04/22 12:47 Taiwanese men dressed as Eight Generals. (flickr, 鎮邦 photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan s military is planning on integrating members of temples into its new reserve force as China steps up its grey-zone warfare against the country and fears of an invasion rise. During a session of the Legislative Yuan on Monday (April 19), Minister of Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) announced that in response to increased military threats from the People s Liberation Army (PLA), the military is planning on creating a new Defense Reserve Mobilization Agency by next January. Chiu said that in addition to existing civil organizations and military reserve units, members of Buddhist and Taoist temples could be included in the force.
Annual war games extended to allow greater discussion of results: MND
04/19/2021 05:05 PM
Live-fire drills conducted during the Han Kuang exercises in 2020. CNA file photo
Taipei, April 19 (CNA) Taiwan s defense chief said Monday that the decision to extend this year s annual war games was made to enable more thorough discussion of the results of the exercises so the military can make adjustments accordingly.
Minister of Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) made the remarks when asked by reporters to comment on the extension of the computer-assisted war games section of the annual Han Kuang exercises from five days to eight days this year.
Local media have reported that the eight-day exercise from April 23-30 is the longest since the Han Kuang war games were first held in 1984.
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China Threatening Regional Peace and Stability, Taiwan Tells Joe Biden s Delegation
On 4/15/21 at 10:44 AM EDT
The Chinese military s frequent operations around Taiwan threaten peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific, Taiwan s president said in an address to a delegation of former U.S. officials visiting Taipei at Joe Biden s request.
The island nation has experienced a marked escalation in intimidation by the People s Liberation Army since Tsai Ing-wen first took office in 2016.
In a speech welcoming the envoys on Thursday, she said Taiwan was ready to work with the U.S. to safeguard peace in the region.
The unofficial diplomatic assignment led by former Senator Chris Dodd and accompanied by Richard Armitage and James Steinberg former deputy heads of the State Department under George W. Bush and Barack Obama respectively is the Biden administration s first trip to the Chinese-claimed island.