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2024/03/13

Press release of the Ministry of National Defense

Time: March 13, 2024 at 10:30

     The Ministry of National Defense (MND) stated today (13th) that as of 07:00, it had detected 14 sorties of various main and auxiliary CCP fighter aircraft, including J-10s, Y-8s, and UAVs, engaged in sea-faring activities, nine of which had crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and extended into our northern, central, and southern airspace to work with CCP warships in conducting combined joint combat readiness and patrols. The Armed Forces adopted joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance measures to maintain strict vigilance, and dispatched mission aircraft, warships, and shore-based missile systems to respond accordingly.
2024/03/12

Press release of the Ministry of National Defense

Time: March 12, 2024 at 09:30

    In response to the intensified Sudan red food crisis, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) stated today (12th) that the Non-staple Food Supply Center and the General Welfare Service of the MND shall continue to monitor information announced by the Food and Drug Administration and local governments, and proactively investigate and stop the sale of Sudan red food products. It will also notify units that have already purchased such products to immediately discontinue use and return them. The MND will also take preventive measures to de-shelf related products of doubt and concern, and return them for examination to ensure the health of officers and soldiers as well as consumer rights of family members of the military (veteran).
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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.