New understanding of military victory urgedWIDER NOTION NEEDED: Victory means preventing the enemy from imposing its political will, former chief of the general staff admiral Lee Hsi-ming saidBy Wu Su-wei and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe military should redefine its understanding of victory, which under the current circumstances is not so much winning battles, but preventing the enemy from occupying the nation, former chief of the general staff admiral Lee Hsi-ming (李喜明) said. In light of the US’ defeat in Afghanistan, the military should understand that victory means preventing the enemy from imposing its political will on the nation, he said. Taiwan should ready itself to counter a Chinese aggression and boost its military strength to deter China from attacking, Lee said. Should China make an attempt to force unification, Taiwan needs a military that is strong enough to fight off the attack, he said. Should Taiwan fail to implement a viable civil defense program, it would have no deterrence against communist aggression, he said.

Source: Taipei Times September 19, 2021 15:56 UTC