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The director of Taiwan\u2019s Institute for National Defense and Security Research, Su Tzu-yun, suggested that the second theater command in eastern Taiwan facing the Pacific Ocean and Taiwan\u2019s outlying islands could be led by Air Force or Navy commanders due to the principal domains of that area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that the new decentralized command structure would also potentially improve survivability of Taiwanese forces during a conflict by allowing theater commanders more latitude to act in the event that communications are jammed or disabled, impairing command and control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement also ties into Taiwan\u2019s Overall Defense Concept, which focuses on developing the nation\u2019s asymmetric defense capabilities and seeks to improve the ability to preserve its forces against China\u2019s numerically superior and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2021\/04\/26\/china-simultaneously-commissions-three-warships-on-navy-anniversary\/\" target=\"_blank\">increasingly technologically advanced military<\/a>. China sees Taiwan as a rogue province and has vowed to reincorporate the island into its territory, including by force if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is unclear how the reorganization will affect the Taiwanese Army\u2019s Kinmen and Matsu defense commands, which are responsible for protecting Taiwan\u2019s front-line islands off the coast of mainland China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is also unclear whether the Army\u2019s aviation and special operations command, which are currently independent of the various Army corps, will retain its current status or fall under the purview of another theater command following the restructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reorganization is planned to come into effect Jan. 1, 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The reorganization will see the various corps and defense commands of the Taiwanese Army renamed as distinct \u201ccombat theater commands,&#8221; 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