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Manga Makeover for Taiwan Conscription

ChinaTalk

June 14, 2023

In an op-ed published in ChinaTalk, CSET's Karson Elmgren discusses Taiwan's decision to increase the conscription period for mandatory military service from four months to one year, starting in 2024.

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In an op-ed published in ChinaTalk, CSET’s Karson Elmgren discusses Taiwan’s decision to increase the conscription period for mandatory military service from four months to one year, starting in 2024. To explain this change, the Ministry of Defense released a twenty-page manga, or Japanese-style comic.

Read the full op-ed in ChinaTalk.

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