Li Ganjie replaced Chen Xi as Director of the Central Organization Department (COD) on April 26, possibly to bolster the implementation of Xi’s aim to have a technologically self-reliant China. This opened the door for mobilization evasion. Putin’s mobilization notice system relied on the physical delivery of the notices to individuals, with limited testing of digitally delivering summonses. The Military Service Law reform indicates that Xi learned the necessity of bureaucratic coordination for mobilization from Putin’s force generation challenges in Ukraine. The Military Service Law reform does not indicate that Xi ordered the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to prepare for imminent military conflict around Taiwan. This portion of the reform fits within existing PLA efforts to technologically modernize the force and its personnel. The reformed Military Service Law also emphasized recruiting “high-quality soldiers” with pertinent technological prowess, especially college students.

This indicates that the CCP bureaucratic apparatus aims to enhance its capability to deliver information in a timely fashion across locations such as universities and local party offices. The Military Service Law reform stated that all levels of government in conjunction with military agencies should cooperate to implement the reforms and standardize local conscription organizations. The Military Service Law reform that came into effect on May 1 may enable faster Chinese mobilization during the event of a conflict. This section covers relevant developments pertaining to China and the governing Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators are considering stronger punishments for espionage that could increase the cost of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) led espionage attempts in Taiwan.

Potential KMT presidential nominee Hou Yu-ih's rhetoric on US-Taiwan relations and national security furthers the popular domestic discussion about the role of the United States in Taiwan’s national security.

Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman Ko Wen-je's reluctance to participate in a KMT-led “opposition alliance” may bolster the Democratic Progressive Party’s standing in the upcoming presidential election.

Li Ganjie replaced Chen Xi as Director of the Central Organization Department (COD) on April 26, possibly to bolster the implementation of Xi’s aim to have a technologically self-reliant China.

The Military Service Law reform that came into effect on May 1 may enable faster Chinese mobilization during the event of a conflict.

The China–Taiwan Weekly Update focuses on Chinese Communist Party paths to controlling Taiwan and relevant cross–Taiwan Strait developments. Kagan of the American Enterprise Institute

Authors: Nils Peterson, Roy Eakin, and Virginia Wang of the Institute for the Study of WarĮditors: Dan Blumenthal and Frederick W.

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