By WENDELL MINNICK
TAIPEI — Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) released its Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) to the public Wednesday. This is only the second QDR produced by the MND.
The 99-page report is available in English from the MND website.
The reader might be disappointed to find the report lacks details. This is typical of MND reports, including the biennial MND white paper.
There are no major changes made on national defense policy, strategic objectives and strategic concepts from the 2009 QDR.
However, there are some minor differences. The 2013 QDR elaborates more on major changes in the regional security environment, such as China’s rapid military growth, the U.S. Asia-Pacific strategic adjustment and sovereignty claims over disputed islands.
Other improvements include more information about the MND’s development of joint warfighting capabilities and the “innovative/asymmetric” concept.
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