The damning report found many conscripts and reserves who felt their short duration of training left them and their countrymen unprepared for conflict.
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.
Taiwan to set up reserve mobilization agency, expand scope
04/20/2021 04:55 PM
Reservists take part in the annual Han Kuang exercises in 2016. File photo courtesy of the Army
Taipei, April 20 (CNA) Taiwan s military is scheduled to form a new reserve mobilization agency while expanding its existing scope in mobilizing civilian forces as part of its ongoing reforms to beef up the nation s reserve forces amid the increasing threat from China, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Tuesday.
According to a written report sent to lawmakers for review, the MND is scheduled to integrate two existing military units the All-out Defense Mobilization Office and the Armed Forces Reserve Command, into a single Defense Reserve Mobilization Agency by January 2022.