As Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen announced the extension of military service for conscripts from four months to one year, Taiwan Talks speaks in an exclusive interview with Lo Chih-cheng, the Democratic Progressive Party Legislator and the legislature’s Foreign and National Defense Committee Convener, on the broad consensus between the different parties on this move, and what message this sends to the world. Lo also discusses the focus on homeland defense and how the country’s armed forces is working with the U.S. to enhance its deterrence capabilities during the extended training. We also ask him about the threat of invasion from China and what is behind the push for military reform.
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