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66-517: Taitung City is served by Taitung Airport . Taitung is a gateway to Green Island and Orchid Island , both of which are popular tourist destinations. Before the 16th century the Taitung plain was settled by agriculturalist Puyuma and Amis aboriginal tribes. Under Dutch rule and during Qing rule , a large part of eastern Taiwan, including today's Taitung, was called "Pi-lam" ( Chinese : 卑南 ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Pi-lâm ). Many artifacts of

132-418: A tropical monsoon climate , with a wet season from May to October, a dry season from November to April, and consistently very warm to hot temperatures with high humidity. Unlike most tropical climates, however, the dry season is foggy rather than sunny, so that moisture availability during this period is greater than the low rainfall and warm temperatures would suggest. The highest record of temperature of Taiwan

198-504: A second class airport, and in September it began its expansion construction to move industries eastwards and boost the local tourism industries. Since 2014, the school APEX flight academy is located on the airport. The airport resides at an elevation of 143 feet (44 m) above mean sea level . It has one runway designated 04/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,439 by 45 metres (8,002 ft × 148 ft). The airport

264-679: A total of 1,100 tanks and 1,600 artillery pieces. The number of infantry brigades was gradually reduced from 25 in 2005 to 5 by 2016 and the number of armored brigades from 5 to 4 in 2010, while artillery brigades were increased and army aviation brigades were established in 2015. Also in 2015, the Army's total personnel was reported at 150,000. In 2023 it had 94,000 soldiers. In 2021, it was announced that Army's corps and regional defense commands will be abolished eventually and replaced with combat theater commands to better coordinate ground, air, and naval forces. Currently, each corps and defense command of

330-596: A total value of US$ 125 million. The United States government indicated its approval of the order with notification to the United States Congress of the potential sale. In mid-September 2007, the Pentagon notified the U.S. Congress of P-3C Orion order, which included 12 Orions and three "spare aircraft", along with an order for 144 SM-2 Block IIIA missiles. The total value of the 12 P-3C Orions were estimated at around $ 1.96 billion and $ 272 million for

396-601: Is accessible within walking distance South East from Kangle Station of the Taiwan Railways . [REDACTED] Media related to Taitung Airport at Wikimedia Commons Republic of China Armed Forces The Republic of China Armed Forces are the armed forces of the Republic of China (ROC), which once ruled Mainland China and is now currently restricted to its territorial jurisdictions of Taiwan , Penghu , Kinmen , and Matsu Islands . They consist of

462-466: Is an airport serving Taitung City , in Taitung County , Taiwan . The airport operates from 7am to 6pm. The airport sits on 153.7 hectares of land and began as a holding room facility in 1977. It was upgraded as an official airport on 1 July 1981 and afterwards moved to its current site months later to meet the strategic requirements for the military . On 1 June 2001, it was promoted to become

528-716: Is the national military of the ROC . Commonly referred as the Taiwanese Armed Forces to distinguish from the People's Liberation Army . It is abbreviated as Kuo -Chün ( Chinese : 國軍 ; Hanyu Pinyin : Guójūn ; Tongyong Pinyin : Guójyūn , literally "National Army"). When the ROC was in power in mainland China , its army was the National Revolutionary Army before being renamed as

594-520: The de facto end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949. The ROCAF has an approximate active strength of between 169,000 and 180,000 personnel, and is capable of mobilizing as many as 2.5 million reservists in the event of national exigencies or a full-scale war. It also has a large pool of former conscripts , with every fit male citizen of the ROC having to serve a year when they reach the military age of 18. The Republic of China Armed Forces

660-706: The Army , Navy (including the Marine Corps ), Air Force and Military Police Force . The military is under the civilian control of the Ministry of National Defense , a cabinet-level agency overseen by the Legislative Yuan . Formerly known as the National Revolutionary Army (NRA), it was renamed the Republic of China Armed Forces in 1947 due to the implementation of the newly promulgated Constitution of

726-759: The F-16 Fighting Falcon and the Dassault Mirage 2000 . The Air Force has reduced its total number of aircraft in the mid-2000s, has been replacing them with more modern fighters. As of 2015, the ROC Air Force had 384 fighters, 19 transports, and 25 aircraft of other types, a reduction from 420 fighters and 40 transport aircraft as of 2005. In 2023 the ROCAF had a total of 35,000 personnel and 577 aircraft (including 471 combat capable), being organized into 28 squadrons. The main components of

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792-809: The Minister of National Defense and the ROC President . Below the Chief are the Executive Vice Chief of the General Staff and two other Vice Chiefs, who oversee the Political Warfare Department and several Deputy Chiefs of the General Staff, each of whom leads a section (J-1 personnel, J-2 intelligence, J-3 operations, J-4 logistics, and J-5 planning). The headquarters of each individual branch are subordinated to

858-624: The theater commands of the People's Liberation Army . As of 2021 the Army's Kinmen and Matsu island commands were outside of this structure, as was the Aviation and Special Forces Command . The Navy is responsible for maritime warfare and protecting the waters of Taiwan, including the offshore islands, as well as shipping lanes . The ROC Navy was built up after 1949 with U.S. assistance, receiving destroyers and frigates that were made or designed during World War II. Some of these were still in use at

924-611: The 144 SM-2 missiles. A contract was awarded to Lockheed Martin to refurbish the 12 P-3C Orion aircraft for the ROC on 2009-03-13, with deliveries to start in 2012. In mid-November 2007, the Pentagon notified the US Congress about a possible sale to upgrade the ROC's existing three Patriot missile batteries to the PAC-3 standard. The total value of the upgrade could be as much as $ 939 million. The US government announced on 3 October that it planned to sell $ 6.5 billion worth of arms to

990-692: The 1950s the ROC Marines received training in amphibious warfare from the USMC . Training exercises with the USMC were officially ended in 1979, but were resumed in 2017. More recently, the main purpose of the Marine Corps has been to defend Taiwan by disrupting PRC amphibious operations and to serve as a rapid response force. In 2021 Marines were deployed to Pratas Island when the PLA carried out war games in

1056-553: The 1990s with the understanding that challenging the PRC's control of the mainland was unrealistic, and instead focused on defending Taiwan and its offshore islands. At first this consisted of both offensive and defensive methods, before becoming focused only on the defensive. To reflect this change, a ten-year restructuring plan for the Armed Forces was proposed in 1993 but it was cancelled in 1995 and replaced by another plan, known as

1122-577: The 2000s, there were initial plans to turn the ROCAF into a volunteer armed forces as relations between the ROC and PRC were improving during this time. In 2012, ROC Ministry of National Defence announced that the length of service was reduced to 4 months from the original 1 year in December 2011 for those born after 1 January 1994, due to aims to establish an all-volunteer force. As since, all able-bodied men reaching conscription age will undergo 4 month long military training instead of serving for 1 year, as it

1188-636: The Armed Forces had to transition from being the armed wing of the KMT to a modern national military. This was a challenge with change resisted by many officers. In January 2000, two defense laws were passed, the National Defense Law and the Ministry of National Defense Reorganization Law, which both took effect in March 2002. The laws created the basis for the civilian control and nationalization of

1254-546: The Armed Forces streamlining program, which was adopted by the government in December 1996. The end of the martial law in Taiwan in 1987 also led to a series of administrative reforms, occurring at the same time as the political changes. These included ending the Kuomintang's political control of the military. The ROC military bureaucracy was traditionally dominated by the Army, which was primarily an infantry force, until

1320-614: The General Staff. The following service commands are directly subordinate to the General Staff. The Coast Guard Administration was created in 2001 from related police and military units and is administered by the Executive Yuan and may be incorporated as a military branch during times of emergency but for the large part remains in civilian control. The Army is the land branch of the ROC Armed Forces tasked with defending Taiwan and its offshore islands. Because of

1386-854: The Japanese rule. After handover of Taiwan from Japan to the ROC in 1945, it became Taitung Township and in 1948 it was promoted to Taitung City . Taitung City government is headquartered at Taitung City Hall which takes the responsibility for the city general administration and all of its other affairs, from folk, education, cultural popularization, negotiation, emergency help, disaster prevention, environmental taxation, cleaning control, finance, public property control, tellership, taxing help, farming and fishing control, wholesale products, marketing and business administration, urban planning, public establishment, tourism, community development, army service administration, welfare, national health insurance program and indigenous administration affairs. Taitung has

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1452-691: The Kuomintang's ideological and civilian control. The National Revolutionary Army fought in the Northern Expedition from 1926 to 1928 to reunite China under one government for the first time in two decades. It fought in the Second Sino-Japanese War from 1937 to 1945, and then against the Chinese Communist Party in the Chinese Civil War . After the ROC military was defeated by the Communists on

1518-633: The Main Battle Troops (主戰部隊), the active-duty volunteer force that will be responsible primarily for fighting; the Garrison Troops (守備部隊), that will mostly consist of conscripts and be used for defending infrastructure; the Civil Defense System (民防系統), consisting of alternative service personnel that do not want or are ineligible for combat roles and will be used for humanitarian aid, medical assistance, and logistics; and

1584-583: The Navy also had 40,000 personnel. In 2015 the Navy had 4 destroyers, 22 frigates, 1 corvette, 14 landing ships, and 4 diesel attack submarines. The majority of these ships are former U.S. Navy vessels. The Marine Corps is the amphibious warfare arm of the ROC Navy. The original purpose of the Marines was to carry out amphibious landings on the mainland to establish a bridgehead for Army forces, and starting in

1650-560: The Navy sunk some of their PT boats. The ROC Marine Corps used its amphibious vehicles to deliver supplies to the population of the Kinmen Islands while under artillery fire from the mainland. In the 1960s the ROC sent military personnel to assist South Vietnam during the Vietnam War in non-combat roles. Up until the late 1980s, the ROC military's objective was to eventually retake the mainland. That strategy changed in

1716-619: The Navy, and 90,000 in the Air Force. The RAND Corporation estimated in 2017 that the total number of reservists is 2.5 million, including 60,000 each in the Navy and the Air Force. The Army Reserve would form 27 infantry brigades. These brigades are organized into four categories depending on the level of readiness: A-Level brigades are the highest level, and include active-duty troops that would serve with reservists; B-Level brigades would consist of cadets studying at military schools and academies; C-Level brigades are local units and represent

1782-488: The PRC had deteriorated since at least 2016 when her party came into power. The required four months of training, when it was in effect, was also criticized as being not enough to provide conscripts with military training. The ROC Armed Forces' officer corps is generally viewed as being competent, displaying a high degree of professionalism. However, as a whole, the culture in the officer corps tends to be very cautious and conservative. The military also faces difficulties in

1848-584: The ROC Air Force are the Air Combatant Command and the Air Defense and Missile Command, the latter having five brigades equipped with AA missile systems and several battalions of AA artillery. Its current fighters include the Dassault Mirage 2000 , Northrop F-5 , AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo , and the F-16 Fighting Falcon . Although the PLAAF has both technological and numerical superiority over

1914-753: The ROC Air Force on Taiwan received U.S. military assistance in the Cold War , including over 400 aircraft, which were mostly fighters. Beginning in 1954 with the F-86 Saber , by the late 1980s the ROCAF's fighter force also had the F-100 Super Saber , the F-104 Starfighter , and Northrop F-5 . In the 1990s Taiwan began acquiring more modern aircraft to replace the F-5 and to counter the improving People's Liberation Army Air Force , including

1980-591: The ROC Army is assigned to a combat theater command, and the commanding general of each formation will also lead their theater command in wartime. This was interpreted by some military analysts as reducing the control of the Army over the military command structure and putting a greater focus on joint operations among the three branches. Although they are led by Army generals, in the future Navy and Air Force officers will be appointed as theater commanders. The new commands are comparable to U.S. unified combatant commands or

2046-640: The ROC after the Korean War broke out, and in 1951 the U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) Taiwan was created. The ROC military received extensive support from the United States, with MAAG helping set up dozens of military schools (including each branch having its own staff college and officer academy), providing American vehicles, aircraft, ships, and weapons, and restructuring the ROC Army . In 1957, U.S. Ambassador Karl Rankin described

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2112-538: The ROC as having the second largest Asian military allied to the United States. In the late 1950s, the ROC Armed Forces had 600,000 troops, including 375,000 in the Army and 17,000 political officers. During the First Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1954 and 1955, the People's Liberation Army gained air and naval superiority over the ROC Armed Forces near the Dachen and Yijiangshan islands, forcing

2178-501: The ROC military, by subordinating the General Staff to a civilian Minister of Defense, and created new organizations at the MND to improve strategic planning and armaments procurement. The two defense laws were also passed in part because of a scandal during the 1990s about the ROC Navy's decision to purchase certain French frigates , which involved bribery of senior officials and the death of

2244-542: The ROC to give them up , after artillery fire from the mainland and attacks by PLA Air Force bombers and PLA Navy PT boats. But the ROC prevented the situation from happening again during the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1958, when its garrison on the Kinmen Islands held out through an artillery barrage, the ROC Air Force shot down many PLAAF jets while losing far less of its own, and

2310-628: The ROCAF, Taiwan has made efforts to improve its aircraft, including upgrading its F-16 fleet to the most advanced variant, the Block 70 Viper (F-16V). The Military Police are tasked with enforcing military discipline, supporting the civilian police, providing security for government officials and buildings, counterterrorism, and defending the capital of Taipei. The ROCMP is organized into four regional commands (including one for Taipei) which consist of several battalions and other units. In 2023 there were 5,000 MPs. The Military Police Command plans to double

2376-670: The Republic of China . It was also historically referred as the Chinese National Armed Forces (CNAF) prior to the establishment of the People's Republic of China on the Chinese mainland and the gradual loss of international recognition in the 1970s by the United Nations and many countries, including the ROC's close ally, the United States . Until the late 1970s, the military's primary mission

2442-584: The Republic of China Armed Forces in 1947 due to the implementation of the Constitution of the Republic of China . It was also historically referred as the Chinese National Armed Forces ( CNAF ) prior to the establishment of the People's Republic of China . The name continued to be used internationally by a number of countries until the 1970s. The earliest use of the name "Republic of China Armed Forces (中華民國國軍)" can be found in

2508-672: The Reserve System (後備系統), providing former volunteers for the Main Battle Troops and former conscripts for the Garrison Troops. Immigrants from the PRC have to reside in Taiwan for twenty years before they can volunteer for military service. They are exempt from conscription. Since 2021 training for reserve formations has been increased with an emphasis placed on urban and asymmetric warfare. The training period for reservists has been increased to two weeks from 5–7 days. In 2022 reserves numbered 2.31 million. The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine increased support for and understanding from

2574-575: The active duty personnel of the military in 2023 as 169,000. President Tsai Ing-wen , who took office in 2016, has worked to strengthen the military, including by raising its budget, creating the All-Out Defense Mobilization Agency , and restoring conscription from four months to twelve months. The professional head of the Armed Forces is the Chief of the General Staff , who answers to the civilian command structure under

2640-527: The area. In 2023 there were 10,000 ROC Marines, and they were organized in two Marine brigades, a special forces unit (the Amphibious Reconnaissance and Patrol Unit ), and some support units. The Air Force is responsible for defending Taiwanese airspace and assisting in disaster relief. In recent years the ROCAF had to send aircraft to respond to Chinese planes entering Taiwan's air defense identification zone. Founded on mainland China,

2706-433: The armed forces are estimated to have between 169,000 and 180,000 active personnel. The number of reservists is estimated at 1.657 million. Starting in 2024, Taiwanese male citizens are required to serve 12 months in the military. According to the December 2022 reform known as the "Strengthening All-People's Defense Military Force Restructuring Plan" (強化全民國防兵力結構調整方案), ROCAF personnel will be organized into four categories:

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2772-545: The event of a wartime mobilization. It also has the task of preparing the civilian industries of Taiwan to assist the military during a war, and being the coordinator of an all-out defense effort that involves the civilian population. As of 2023, the Reserve was estimated to have a total of 1,657,000 reservists by the International Institute of Strategic Studies, including 1.5 million in the Army, 67,000 in

2838-719: The first Constitution of the Republic of China in the Nanjing Government in 1947. Prior to 1947, the ROC Armed Forces were known as the National Revolutionary Army , which was founded by Sun Yat-sen in Guangdong in 1924. Because the Republic of China was divided by warlords since the 1911 Revolution , he wanted to create a military that would be politically dominated by the Chinese Nationalist Party (the Kuomintang ). Sun Yat-sen accepted

2904-696: The help of the Soviet Union in creating a Soviet-style military and party system. As part of this effort, the Whampoa Military Academy was founded on 1 May 1924 with Soviet trainers and equipment. The Whampoa Academy provided politically indoctrinated officers that were loyal to the ideals of the Revolution and the Kuomintang Party. A Political Department was established in the Army, training political officers to maintain

2970-403: The historical legacy of having once controlled mainland China, the Army has traditionally been the dominant branch of the ROC's military forces, has the largest number of personnel, but it has received the biggest reduction in size from the military reforms of the 1990s. Also part of the reform was changing Army divisions into smaller and more mobile combined arms brigades. In recent years, with

3036-505: The island was made Fujian-Taiwan Province . During Japanese rule , the central settlement was called Nankyō Village ( 南鄉新街 ) . Taitō Chō ( 臺東廳 ) was one of twenty local administrative offices established in 1901. English-language works from the era refer to the place as Pinan (from Japanese) and Pilam (from Hokkien ). Taitō Town was established in 1920 under Taitō Prefecture , and included modern Taitung City and eastern Beinan Township . There were no Americans living here during

3102-413: The island's strategic emphasis to offshore engagement of invading PRC forces. It is hoped that this will serve to reduce civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure in the event of armed conflict. The ROC's armed forces are equipped with weapons obtained primarily from the United States , France , United Kingdom and the Netherlands . In July 2007 it was reported that the ROC Army would request

3168-475: The jet fighter upgrades were cut back in areas such as high performance jet engines. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission found that these defense cuts could jeopardize Taiwan's military preparedness. By 2008 the ROC military had a total strength of 260,000. In 2013 the ROC Armed Forces had over 240,000 active troops, which was reduced to 215,000 as of 2015, and then to 180,000 by 2023. The International Institute of Strategic Studies reported

3234-446: The largest category in the reserves, and D-Level brigades would be drawn from reserve officer training courses operated by Reserve Command. Army A-Level and B-level brigades along with Marine reserve units would have a front line role similar to regular forces, while the other Army reserves would be used for static defense of important locations. Navy and Air Force reservists would have a supporting role at naval or air bases. As of 2023

3300-401: The late 1980s, when more emphasis was placed on the Navy and Air Force. In July 1997, the Armed Forces streamlining program was started, reducing the total number of troops and reorganizing Army divisions into more mobile combined arms brigades. In the late 1980s, the Army had 270,000 personnel, out of a total military of over 500,000. The Army received the biggest reduction in size as part of

3366-479: The mainland in 1949, the Nationalists evacuated to Taiwan . The promulgation of the Constitution of the Republic of China in 1947 renamed the National Revolutionary Army to the Republic of China Armed Forces (中華民國國軍). Theoretically the army was nationalized and thus no longer belonged to the KMT. Despite this, the ROC Armed Forces remained in effect a party army of the Kuomintang until the 1990s. The United States began providing military supplies and equipment to

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3432-408: The military reform. By 2003, the Army was reduced to 199,237 soldiers, while the other services included 56,284 in the Navy (including Marines), 55,170 in the Air Force, 15,015 in the Combined Logistics Command, and 14,168 in the Military Police. The reduction in the number of troops continued during the presidency of Chen Shui-bian from 2000 to 2008. Taiwan's transition to democracy also meant that

3498-401: The much larger People's Liberation Army Navy by locally building smaller and stealthier craft, such as fast missile boats, corvettes, and submarines, though its destroyers and frigates remain the main component of the fleet. The size of the ROCN has not changed significantly between 2005 and 2023, except for the decommissioning of two destroyers and the addition of 12 corvettes. As of 2023

3564-557: The officer commissioning academies of each service branch. Women have a long history of service in Taiwan's armed forces but were exempted from conscription. In 2022 Chen Yu-lin, a political warfare officer, became the first woman promoted to the rank of two star Lieutenant General. In 2023 15% of active duty military personnel were women. Acquisitions over the next several years will emphasize modern ISR equipment that will vastly improve communications and data-sharing among services. These and other planned acquisitions will gradually shift

3630-401: The officer in charge of navy procurement, and resulted in years of investigations. The effect of the post-1987 military reforms was integrating the military into a democratic political system: before 2000 Taiwan's defense policy was controlled by generals, and since then it has been set by the lawmakers. The military has also been included in the truth and reconciliation process which followed

3696-404: The prehistory sites of the city are located at Beinan Cultural Park , which was discovered in 1980 during the construction of Taitung Station . In the late 19th century, when Liu Mingchuan was the Qing Governor of Taiwan, Han Chinese settlers moved into the Taitung region. Pi-lam Subprefecture ( 卑南廳 ) was established in 1875, and was upgraded and renamed to Taitung Prefecture in 1888, after

3762-438: The public of the effectiveness of well trained and equipped reserves. In 2022 women were included in reserve training. Following the Russian invasion the Ministry of Defense raised the required national stockpile minimum for medication from two months to six months with a up to a years worth of stockpiles mandated for critical drugs. The military runs combat training camps for high school students during school breaks. During

3828-534: The purchase of 30 AH-64D II Apache attack helicopters based on the 2008 defense budget. The United Daily News reported that as many as 90 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters would also be ordered to replace the UH-1Hs then in service. During August, the ROC requested 60 AGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles , two Harpoon guidance control units, 30 Harpoon containers, 30 Harpoon extended air-launch lugs, 50 Harpoon upgrade kits from AGM-84G to AGM-84L configuration and other related elements of logistics and program support, to

3894-411: The recruitment and retention of junior officers and NCOs due to competition with the private sector. Officers are promoted monthly with ceremonial conferences of rank carried out twice a year. Previously both the promotions and ceremonial conferences had been carried out simultaneously on a biannual cycle. The Republic of China Military Academy , the Naval Academy , and the Air Force Academy are

3960-424: The reduction of conscription, it has been reported that Army brigades may only have 60% to 80% of the soldiers they require. The Army has several hundred tanks, some from the U.S. and some locally made, though all of them are many decades old. In 2015, the Army was organized into 3 army corps, 5 infantry brigades, 3 mechanized infantry brigades, 4 armored brigades, 3 aviation brigades, and 5 artillery brigades, with

4026-568: The size of its current force in the future to increase security in the capital city. The Reserve Command manages the Armed Forces Reserve, and has a headquarters staff of 400. There are three regional reserve commands that each oversee a reserve training center and offices at the county and municipal levels (Northern, Central, and Southern Area Reserve Commands). The Command is responsible for maintaining mobilization plans and training reserve units during peace time, consisting of five to seven days of drill every two years, and more extensive training in

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4092-424: The start of the 1990s, when Taiwan started buying modern ships. In that decade Taiwan acquired French La Fayette frigates , Dutch Zwaardvis submarines , and German minehunters, which are still in service as of 2023. It also received Kidd -class destroyers and Oliver Hazard Perry frigates from the United States. Since the 2000s, the ROCN has tried to improve its asymmetric warfare capability to counter

4158-435: The transition from dictatorship to democracy. In the 21st century as the PRC vastly increased its defense spending, the Republic of China registered the lowest growth in defense spending of the major Asia-Pacific powers. These cutbacks were felt as vital land based systems were cut in order to afford an upgrade of aging fourth generation jet fighters (needed to respond to the PRC's fifth generation fighter programs). And even

4224-498: Was done previously. Those born prior to 1 January 1994 and were yet to complete their military service were given an option to serve in a non-combatant role for a duration of one year. During the 2010s, when conscription was reduced to four months of training, the military struggled to meet its recruitment targets, especially for combat roles. This policy was reversed in 2022, when president Tsai Ing-wen announced that conscription will revert back to 1 year from 2024, as relations with

4290-700: Was recorded in Taitung on May 9, 2004, with temperatures peaking above 40 degrees Celsius for the first time in Taiwan's recorded history. Wenhua, Minzu, Zijiang, Minsheng, Baosang, Minquan, Siwei, Zhonghua, Renai, Jiangguo, Datong, Chenggong, Jianguo, Zhongzheng, Zhongshan, Xingguo, Tiehua, Tunghai, Fuguo, Fuxing, Xinxing, Xinsheng, Zhongxin, Malan, Guangming, Fengnian, Fengle, Yongle, Kangle, Fengrong, Fenggu, Fengli, Fengyuan, Fugang, Fufeng, Nanrong, Yanwan, Beinan, Nanwang, Fengtian, Xinyuan, Jianhe, Jianxing, Jianye, Zhiben and Jiannong Village. Taitung Airport Taitung Airport ( Chinese : 臺東機場 ; pinyin : Táidōng Jīchǎng ) ( IATA : TTT , ICAO : RCFN )

4356-427: Was to prepare for an invasion of the Communist -controlled People's Republic of China (PRC) through efforts such as Project National Glory . The military's current primary mission is the defense of Taiwan against a possible military invasion by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the PRC, which is seen as the predominant threat in the ongoing dispute over the ambiguous political status of Taiwan dating back to

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