The effort to include women comes as the Asian island revamps its defenses against China. While Taiwan does have a full-time military, it's only 190,000 people compared to its 1.6 million reservists.

As of 2021, women made up 15% of Taiwan’s military, but serve mostly in non-combat roles, the CIA Factbook says. CNN’s Brad Lendon contributed to this report. Ad Feedback.

Taiwan’s military announced plans Tuesday to include women in its reservist training for the first time this year, as the island tries to bolster its forces against threats from China.

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Faced with the increasingly militaristic rhetoric and actions of China, Taiwan has opened training for its army reservists to women for the first time. Taipei announced in January that it would ...

Taiwan has started the largest-ever edition of its annual military drills, Han Kuang 41. This year's exercise simulates ...

The effort to include women comes as the Asian island revamps its defenses against China. While Taiwan does have a full-time military, it's only 190,000 people compared to its 1.6 million reservists.