The military needs updated training methods, strategies, equipment and technology to bolster its asymmetric warfare capabilities, Lai said at an air force ceremony to promote generals. Lai urged the military to initiate institutional reforms to facilitate the full integration of artificial intelligence and novel technologies necessary to wage asymmetric warfare effectively. President William Lai speaks at the Presidential Office in Taipei yesterday. Chiang, a veteran C-130 transport aircraft pilot, consistently displayed exemplary leadership, calm professionalism and skill as a pilot in his many years of service, Lai said. In May 1957, the US leased the ship to the navy, which renamed it the ROCS Chung Hsi (中熙).

Source: Taipei Times February 25, 2026 18:43 UTC