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Taiwan’s new military outsourcing plan: a pragmatic fix or security risk?

Taiwan’s armed forces plan to outsource guard duties at military academies to private security firms in a pilot programme aimed at freeing up limited personnel for core combat missions. But the plan has triggered concerns that handing frontline access to civilian contractors could create new security vulnerabilities as the island grapples with a rise in espionage cases that the Taiwanese government claims are linked to Beijing. Under the two-stage programme, private guards will take over routine...
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Nepal News
· Jul 1, 2026
देशको रक्षा क्षमता थप सुदृढ बनाउने चिनियाँ राष्ट्रपतिको प्रतिवद्धता
बेइजिङ । चिनियाँ राष्ट्रपति सी जिनपिङले देशको रक्षा क्षमता थप सुदृढ बनाउने, सेनाको आधुनिकीकरणलाई तीव्रता दिने र सत्तारूढ चिनियाँ कम्युनिस्ट पार्टीभित्रको भ्रष्टाचारविरुद्धको अभियानलाई अझ कडा बनाउने प्रतिबद्धता व्यक्त गरेका छन्। उनले ताइवानलाई चीनसँग एकीकरण गर्ने लक्ष्य पनि पुनः दोहोर्याउँदै बाह्य हस्तक्षेपको विरोध गर्न आग्रह गरे। चिनियाँ कम्युनिस्ट पार्टीको १०५औँ स्थापना दिवसका अवसरमा ग्रेट हल अफ []
Vision Times
· Jun 26, 2026
Seven US Senators Urge Taiwan To Boost Domestic Defense Production Amid Security Concerns
Han Kuo-yu, President of Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan, is leading a bipartisan delegation of lawmakers on a visit to the United States. On June 24, after meeting with the delegation, seven U.S. senators issued a joint statement urging Taiwan to take immediate action to invest in its domestic defense production capacity. Later that afternoon, the delegation []
Al-Monitor
· Jun 30, 2026
Keep out of China's clutches, Taiwan's president tells military cadets
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Utusan Malaysia
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South China Morning Post
· Jul 3, 2026
Can Taiwan fix its military manpower shortage by training reservists in advanced weapons?
Taiwan is requiring its reservists to train longer and harder, introducing drones and US-made Himars rocket systems into a revamped 14-day call-up programme as it races to offset worsening troop shortages amid a demographic decline. One of the biggest reforms of Taiwan’s reserve force in decades, the overhaul reflects growing concern that a shrinking pool of military-age recruits and mounting pressure from Beijing mean the island can no longer rely solely on its standing military. From this...
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BRICS News
· Jun 22, 2026
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· Jun 26, 2026
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· Jun 25, 2026
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