Taiwan's military has been the object of growing domestic criticism as increasing Chinese aggression in recent years raises doubts about its ability to defend the island.Believing the 180-kilometer-wide Taiwan Strait provided necessary protection, especially as U.S. support was expected in the event of an attack, successive governments have allowed the armed forces to languish, ignored and underfunded.Since its election in 2016, the Democratic Progressive Party administration of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has tried to reassure the public through promises of reforms and high-profile arms …READ FULL ARTICLE
