Ex-U.S. defense chief's comments on Taiwan conscription elicit mixed reaction

A suggestion by former United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper that Taiwan should extend its existing four-month mandatory military training for conscripts to at least one year for both men and women received mixed reactions from military experts Wednesday.

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