Taiwan tightens conscription exemptions to boost military manpower

Taiwan has revised military service exemption standards, raising the BMI threshold to 45 and lowering the height exemption to 144cm, effective last week. This is expected to halve the exemption rate and add thousands of conscripts annually, addressing persistent manpower shortages amid heightened cross-strait tensions. The move signals a continued shift toward strengthening Taiwan's defensive capacity.

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