China's government criticised Taiwan on Wednesday for seeking to use the Taiwanese people as 'cannon fodder' by extending compulsory military service from four months to one year starting in 2024.
Chinese and Taiwanese flags are seen in this illustration, August 6, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
China considers democratically-governed Taiwan its own territory and has never renounced the use of force to bring the island under its control.
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