Taiwan appears set to extend compulsory military service from its current four months to one year, a senior government official and local media has said, as the self-ruled island comes under increasing Chinese military pressure.The office of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said she would call a national security meeting on Tuesday to discuss reinforcing the island’s civil defence, followed by a news conference on new civil defence measures.The official Central News Agency, citing government and ruling party sources familiar with the matter, first reported late on Monday that Taiwan’s government would be announcing its plan to extend compulsory military service.
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