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Taiwan Lengthens Mandatory Military Service Amid Tensions with China

HeadlineDec 27, 2022

Officials in Taiwan have extended mandatory military service for young men to one year — up from the current four months. The change in Taiwan’s conscription period came after dozens of Chinese military aircraft on Monday entered into airspace designated by Taiwan as an air defense zone. It was the latest in a series of patrols and military exercises carried out in the Taiwan Strait by both China and the United States.

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