By Ernie Ko 葛傳宇President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) recently promoted 20 senior military officers. This is a sign of Tsai’s increasing confidence in dealing with the military and improved skills at recognizing talent. As time has passed, the necessity to study military training in Europe, Japan and South Korea has been neglected. By contrast, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) frequently participates in peacekeeping missions, and it is currently rapidly accumulating capacity and experience in international military actions. Taiwanese officers do not lack innovation, what they lack is instruction and encouragement from top leadership.
