Introduction
How is the Military in Taiwan and how does it work to maintain Sucity and fight terrorism? In terms of Military and security forces, we have the Taiwan Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force
Ocean Affairs Council: Coast Guard Administration (CGA)
Ministry of Interior: National Police (2024).
Ocean Affairs Council: Coast Guard Administration (CGA)
Ministry of Interior: National Police (2024).
In Taiwan, the military’s primary responsibility is external security, including the defense of the country’s sovereignty and territory, and the protection of Taiwan’s air space, maritime claims, and sea lines of communication; its main focus is the challenge posed by the People’s Republic of China
the US Taiwan Relations Act of April 1979 states that the US shall provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive character and shall maintain the capacity of the US to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or social or economic system, of the people of Taiwan (2024)
the US Taiwan Relations Act of April 1979 states that the US shall provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive character and shall maintain the capacity of the US to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or social or economic system, of the people of Taiwan (2024)
Security and military information of Taiwan
| Military and security service personnel strengths | approximately 180,000 active-duty troops (95,000 Army; 45,000 Navy, including approximately 10,000 marines; 40,000 Air Force) (2023) |
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| Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | most of the weapons and equipment inventory of Taiwan's military forces was acquired from the US, either as secondhand or direct acquisitions; Taiwan also has a domestic defense industry capable of building and upgrading some weapons systems, including surface ships and submarines (2024) |
| Military service age and obligation | men 18-36 years of age may volunteer or must complete 12 months of compulsory military service; civil service can be substituted for military service in some cases; women may enlist but are restricted to noncombat roles in most cases (2024). note 1: in January 2024, Taiwan extended compulsory service from 4 to 12 months for men born in 2005 and thereafter note 2: as of 2023, women made up about 15% of the active-duty military |
| Military deployments | . |
| Military expenditures | |
| Military Expenditures 2023 | 2.4% of GDP (2023 est.) |
| Military Expenditures 2022 | 2.1% of GDP (2022) |
| Military Expenditures 2021 | 2.1% of GDP (2021) |
| Military Expenditures 2020 | 2.1% of GDP (2020) |
| Military Expenditures 2019 | 1.8% of GDP (2019) |
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