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My wife is Taiwanese. She's seriously planning on fighting for her country should there be an invasion. She doesn't want anything to do with China and my unders
by yodsanklai 4y ago
My wife is Taiwanese. She's seriously planning on fighting for her country should there be an invasion. She doesn't want anything to do with China and my understanding is that most younger taiwanese share that opinion. But some consider that a reunion could bring them better economical prospects and would be willing to sacrifice their freedom.
I don't think this will end well.
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- wolverine876 4y agoOne surprising aspect of that is Taiwan's very limited compulsery military service - I think it was a month, recently lengthened to 6 months? What I read says that such service is very unpopular. I don't understand a lot about it, but wouldn't people expecting an invasion from a much larger country want universal compulsary service and as much training as they can get? Even for those less motivated about winning, it would help them survive a war.
- re-thc 4y agoI can't see much that can be done by conscripts if an invasion really happens. Ukraine has vast amounts of land that Taiwan doesn't. Throwing bodies at it won't work. If something happens it's likely over air/sea/tactical weapons than lots of foot soldiers.