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Taiwan has extended its compulsory military service to one year in response to growing belligerence from China.

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Taiwan begins extended one-year conscription in response to China threat

The first batch of new recruits began serving their one-year compulsory military service in Taiwan on Thursday after the conscription period was extended from four months due to government concerns about China's rising military threat.

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