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2025/07/01

Time: 2100 hours, July 1, 2025

    Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo today visited the Army Academy in Fengshan, where he delivered the “2025 Tri-Service Eight Academies Patriotic Education Address,” encouraging all new officers to maintain their original aspirations, uphold firm conviction, promote innovative thinking to address new forms of warfare, and adopt a people-centered, minimalist philosophy to pragmatically tackle duties and challenges while defending national security.

    In the morning, accompanied by Vice Minister Po Horng-Huei, commanders of the tri-service branches, and relevant joint staff, Minister Koo addressed all newly commissioned officers undergoing patriotic education at the Army Academy.

    Minister Koo stated that a soldier’s patriotism is not merely an emotional attachment but a commitment to action. It is worn on the body, walked in every step, and engraved in every moment of daily life. As soldiers, honor is the soul, an invisible armor, and an asset worth defending throughout one’s life.

    Minister Koo urged all new officers to always uphold military honor throughout their careers. Honor does not come from external applause, medals, or recognition but from integrity and fearlessness, choosing the right path despite temptations and pressures, standing resolute in the face of adversity, and stepping forward when the nation and its people are in peril, to meet the expectations of the public.

    Minister Koo noted that as warfare evolves, it has become intangible and pervasive in daily life. Facing cognitive warfare, information warfare, and legal warfare, strategies must continuously adapt as adversaries also evolve. Building innovative thinking based on pragmatism is the fundamental approach to transforming the ROC Armed Forces and strengthening national defense resilience.

    Minister Koo further stated that the outcome of modern warfare depends on the strength of wisdom and will, with personnel as the core of combat readiness. At the management level, a people-centered philosophy should be upheld, focusing on service members, particularly through a minimalist approach that involves reviewing and eliminating formalism and outdated practices. Every task must be pragmatically assessed, with clear understanding of its purpose and the most effective methods, moving away from superficial slogans to address and resolve issues practically.

    Minister Koo expressed hope that, with a foundation of trust, commanders will have the courage to delegate, and subordinates will have the capability to take responsibility. In future decision-making, transitioning from top-down orders to bottom-up feedback and consensus to harness collective wisdom. As demonstrated in last year’s Han Kuang exercises, the ROC Armed Forces emphasized decentralized command and mission-oriented tactics, achieving objectives through pragmatic attitudes and concrete actions, underpinned by mutual trust between ranks.
2025/06/30

Time: 0900 hours, June 30, 2025

    In response to media reports regarding the “death of an unregistered contractor at a military facility under the Armaments Bureau,” the Armaments Bureau Manufacturing Center stated today (June 30) that on June 12, a contractor for hydraulic equipment maintenance at the 205th Arsenal, accompanied by personnel conducting the pre-maintenance site assessment of the chilled water cooling system, followed proper visitor procedures and was escorted by unit personnel throughout, in full compliance with relevant regulations.

    The Manufacturing Center clarified that, upon investigation, all maintenance contracts for the 205th Arsenal explicitly prohibit subcontracting. The contractor conducted only the pre-maintenance site assessment for the auxiliary chilled water cooling system, and no unauthorized subcontracting occurred.

    The Manufacturing Center emphasized that all maintenance operations for production equipment are conducted in accordance with the Government Procurement Law, and personnel access is managed per each arsenal’s specific visitor control and procedural guidelines to maintain operational discipline and ensure facility security.

Spokesperson, Armaments Bureau Manufacturing Center
Colonel Liu Fangzhi, Political Warfare Director
Contact Phone: +886-932-492938
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The ROC Constitution stipulates that the ROC national defense aims to defend the nation's security and safeguard world peace. Under this, the nation's defense concepts, military strategies, military buildup, and objectives are formulated to prevent conflict. The current international situation and changes to the possible threat to the ROC are also taken into consideration in the making of defense policies at the current stage. The basic objectives are "preventing war," "defending the homeland," and "countering terrorism and responding to contingencies." The higher strategic goal is "effective deterrence, resolute defense" with the establishment of a quality self-defensive force capable of counterattack. China, though calling for reunification, has never renounced the use of force against Taiwan. It has not only deployed an increasing number of ballistic missiles aimed at Taiwan but also staged large-scale military exercises with an overt saber-rattling intent to destabilize Taiwan politically and economically. Moreover, its robust economic expansion in recent years has fueled its defense spending for greater military muscle. In order to maintain Cross-Strait stability and avoid a military imbalance in the Taiwan Strait, the ROC government is calling for the establishment of confidence-building measures (CBMs) and a code of conduct on the one hand, and, on the other hand, has been constructing basic defense forces and counterattack capability to safeguard the territory without engaging in an arms race with the other side.