MILITARIZATION IN TAIWAN: TRENDS AND TRANSFORMATIONS

Submitted: March 9, 2024, Revised: March 27, 2024, Accepted: April 6, 2024, https://doi.org/10.56815/IJMRR.V3I2.2024/87-95

Authors

  • Dr. David Pendery Associate Professor, Department of Applied Foreign Languages, National Taipei University of Business, No. 321, Sec. 1, Jinan Rd., Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100, Taiwan

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https://doi.org/10.56815/IJMRR.V3I2.2024/87-95

Keywords:

Militarization, Taiwan government, Military affairs, Soldiers,Taiwan citizens

Abstract

This paper examines militarization issues in Taiwan from positive and negative standpoints. I view militarization in the first sense simply as “the action or practice of equipping or providing a nation with soldiers and other military resources. The action or course of giving something a military character.” Related to this is militarism in the strict sense, “the belief or the desire of a government or citizens that a state should sustain a robust military ability and to use it aggressively to expand national interests and values.” Some have written that militarization theory has its roots in the conception of militarism, proper, which has to do with the veneration of the military and war as a value. This definition, including “militarism,” extends the view of just where “militarization” can lead into unexplored areas of attitude, belief and value. These social/military moves can have both positive and negative consequences.

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