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all-volunteer force
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Taiwan’s All-Volunteer Force Transition Still a Challenge
By Vanessa Molter
Faced with high military personnel cost and unfavorable demographics, Taiwan will have to make uncomfortable policy choices.
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Taiwan's Military Conscription Dilemma
By Shang-su Wu
Taiwan’s temporary extension of conscription shows that the new administration is also struggling with the issue.
![Forget the PLA, Taiwan’s Military Threatens Itself Forget the PLA, Taiwan’s Military Threatens Itself](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/2417_52438260df0ce.jpg)
Forget the PLA, Taiwan’s Military Threatens Itself
The death of a conscript has further complicated Taipei’s path to an all-volunteer force.
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Taiwan’s “All-Volunteer” Military: Vision or Nightmare?
Taiwan is trying to shift to an all-volunteer force. Problems lie ahead.
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