People with links to China performing their mandatory military service would not be allowed access to eight categories of military work, the Ministry of National Defense said in a report to the Legislative Yuan.
The people affected are on a list held by public security organizations to uphold national security, the ministry said.
According to the report, 387 people, or 0.46 percent of all conscripts serving their mandatory service last year, were from China, including Hong Kong and Macau; held Chinese citizenship; or studied at institutions affiliated with the Chinese Ministry of State Security, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, the Chinese Communist Party’s Propaganda Department, the Chinese United Front Work Department or other institutions.
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The regulations are derived from the Act on Mandatory Military Service for People from the Mainland Area Residing in Taiwan (大陸地區來臺定居人員入營服役役男管理辦法), the report said.
The act restricts people from China serving mandatory military service from being assigned to intelligence gathering, communications, aviation, or ship-related positions or working as attaches to high-ranking officers.
However, the act only regulates people residing in Taiwan who originated from China, the ministry said.
It does not include people of service age who have other kinds of connections to China, it said.
As a supplementary measure, amendments to the military’s Additional Regulations on the Selection and Assignment of Regular Soldiers (國軍常備兵補充甄選分發作業規定) were made following discussion with lawmakers, the report said, adding that the additional regulations cover people who used to hold Chinese, Hong Kong or Macau citizenship, but have obtained residency in Taiwan, those who have annulled their Taiwanese residency and have obtained residency in China, Hong Kong or Macau, as well as those who have studied at institutions affiliated with the same list of Chinese agencies.
Such people face the same restrictions on posts and assignments, it said.
People with links to China who are serving their mandatory service are put on the list, which is compiled by the Ministry of the Interior’s Department of Conscription Administration, the defense ministry said, adding that officers interview them, and their behavior, performance and interactions with family members are closely monitored.
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