"Queen of Kefa" Lin Zhijie expressed her support for the extension of military service.

(File photo, photo by reporter Wang Menglun)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] President Tsai Ing-wen announced on Tuesday (27th) that starting in 2024, the period of compulsory military service will be extended from 4 months to 1 year.

Lin Zhijie, who is known as the "Queen of Science and Law" and a distinguished professor at Yangming Jiaotong University, agreed tonight, saying that Taiwan's security is the responsibility of all citizens, and they should not rely on outsiders to help them defend national sovereignty.

Tsai Ing-wen held a press conference on the "Strengthening the National Defense Force Structural Adjustment Plan" at the Presidential Palace this afternoon, announcing that starting in 2024, the men's compulsory military service will resume to one year after 2005.

In this regard, Lin Zhijie expressed her approval of the decision through a post on Facebook at night, bluntly speaking that the contemporary war pattern and the reality of Taiwan, the ultra-short-term compulsory service, the recruitment system, or compulsory service that only requires men to serve are all reasonable.

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She emphasized: "Taiwan's security is the responsibility of all citizens. It is an illusion to expect foreigners to sacrifice their lives to help you defend sovereignty. You can ask yourself, are you willing to sacrifice your life for Ukraine's security?"

However, Lin Zhijie also put forward her own opinion, saying that in addition to the extension of military service, she believes that what is more needed now is the reform of the content of compulsory service and the need for all people to have the ability to defend themselves. "The content of the current military service must be adjusted. Taiwan needs military service, in addition to basic military The establishment of capacity and national security awareness should be more like the establishment of the awareness and ability to defend the life community. At the same time, it is also a strengthening of the ability to save oneself and save others, how to organize and mobilize, and how to fight cognitive warfare in times of crisis (war and natural disasters). "

She went on to say: "Such ability should be possessed by all people, not only young people, many middle-aged people who have lost their sense of national security and have no ability to defend themselves may need it even more. Such a step must be taken. Come on, Taiwan. !"