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Taiwan Reintroduces Anti-Communist Training as Over 110 Chinese Vessels Operate Along First Island

Taiwan resumes anti-communist patriotic classes for military academy graduates after a 25-year hiatus, citing a record presence of more than 110 Chinese navy and Chinese Coast Guard vessels along the First Island Chain.The Defense Ministry says the program brings lectures from the Mainland Affairs Council, the National Security Council, the Ministry of Justice and scholars from Academia Sinica to sharpen new officers' understanding of threats, legal limits and the distinction between friend and foe.Taiwan rejects China's sovereignty claims, has protested intensified Chinese coast guard patrols off its east coast and is strengthening its armed forces while officials describe the training as part of broader defense and civic resilience preparations.
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