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Bayonet drills are an essential part of the army’s training curriculum, Minister of National Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) said on Monday as he defended a policy of the army’s top general to increase bayonet drills in training programs.
At a meeting of the legislature’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee, Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Tsai Shih-ying (蔡適應) questioned the usefulness of the drills.
Army General Hsu Yen-pu (徐衍璞) has introduced physical standards and combat skills-related policy changes since he assumed command of the service in July.
Tsai asked Chiu if he agrees with the army’s renewed interest in bayonets
Hu Xijin, the Editor-in-Chief of the state-owned Chinese newspaper The Global Times, said in a video that was uploaded to The Global Times Youtube channel on October 12, 2021 that
TAIPEI (Reuters): Taiwan will not start a war with China but will defend itself "full on", Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said on Thursday (Oct 14), amid a spike in tensions across the Taiwan Strait that has raised concern internationally.