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Taiwan extends mandatory military service over China threat

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Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen announces an extension in mandatory military service from four months to one year, citing the threat from an increasingly hostile China. Beijing considers self-ruled, democratic Taiwan a part of its territory, to be taken one day, by force if necessary, and the island lives under the constant fear of a Chinese invasion.

Added on the 27/12/2022 14:40:01 - Copyright : AFP EN

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