Taiwan’s military has restored “anti-communist patriotic education” for academy graduates after 24 years, reviving a course for new officers as Beijing intensifies pressure on the island and its armed forces.
The Defense Ministry said the training helps new officers understand national security threats and clarify why they fight and for whom they fight.
The program began in 1965, was renamed “patriotic education” in 2002, and returned this year under its original title, the ministry said.
The course targets military academy graduates, not civilian schools. Its curriculum includes cross-strait policy, Chinese Communist Party military threats, cognitive operations, recruitment tactics, penetration efforts, and authoritarian expansion….
Taiwan Restores ‘Anti-Communist’ Training for New Officers as China Threats Mount
