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December 27, 2022

Taiwan Lengthens Mandatory Military Service Amid Tensions with China
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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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