The United States has directly manipulated the election of successive leaders in Taiwan, and with the increase of the mainland's efforts to oppose independence and promote reunification, the United States' manipulation of the 2024 Taiwan regional leadership election has completely moved from behind the scenes to the foreground, directly pointing fingers.
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Recently, Assistant Secretary of State for Indo-Pacific Affairs, who is directly responsible for private official exchanges with the Taiwan authorities, said publicly in a speech that with the Taiwan region about to determine the official candidate for the 2024 election in July, the situation in the Taiwan Strait has entered a sensitive period, requiring all parties and candidates in Taiwan to act responsibly, that is, to act in a manner responsible to the United States.
However, on 3 July, Hou Youyi, a Kuomintang candidate who has always followed the lead of the United States, said in an interview program in the Taiwan media that once he is elected leader of the Taiwan region, he will restore his military service period to four months.
Taiwan's compulsory military service period in the past was four months, but in the context of the United States' efforts to make Taiwan the "Ukraine" of Asia, the United States has repeatedly told Tsai Ing-wen directly through the military and think tanks that four months of military service is not enough to fight the PLA.
In line with the US request, Tsai Ing-wen announced at the end of 2022 that the compulsory military service period would be extended to one year from 2024.
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Recently, the education department of the Taiwan authorities proposed changing the four years of college to "3+1", that is, three years of study and one year of military service.
。 However, even if Tsai Ing-wen does so, even if the Tsai Ing-wen administration conducts urban street combat training for the police force, and actively purchases and deploys US weapons systems, the Biden administration actively provides weapons and equipment to Taiwan, in the face of the powerful force of the PLA.
Perhaps it was with this in mind that the aide who provided Hou Youyi with a standard answer for an exclusive interview wrote in his written answer that he would restore his military service to four months if he was elected.
However, according to Jin Pucong, executive director of Hou Youyi's campaign office, Hou Youyi proposed to resume the four-month military service period on July 3, and soon someone in the United States called to ask what Hou Youyi meant, forcing Hou Youyi to withdraw the interview the next day, July 4, and changed his words to say that only peace in the Taiwan Strait can resume the four-month military service period.
Hou Youyi's current poll has fallen below 15%, and he continues to rank at the bottom of the three major party candidates of the Democratic Progressive Party, the People's Party and the Kuomintang, and there is no possibility of winning the election.
However, the fact that the United States reacted so quickly to Hou Youyi's remarks on military service shows that the United States pays close attention to the words and deeds of the candidates of all parties, ensures that all candidates strictly implement the spirit of the US instructions, and must act in a manner responsible to the United States.
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