In previous years, PRC guns have been trained on Taiwan. Relations have warmed between the Chinese mainland the island in recent years, but suspicions still remain on both sides. The Communist government famously announced that it would be ready to wash the island with blood, so things probably couldn't get much worse.
The accident death of solider Hung Chung-chiu has brought Taiwan it's worst crisis in recent memory. His alleged transgression - taking a forbidden cell phone into his barracks - resulted in extreme physical punishment, and ultimately his death, sparking debate as to what exactly was going on at the base he was stationed on.
Conscription is due to officially end in a couple of years time, turning the Taiwanese army into a purely volunteer force, something that could potentially weaken the position of the US in Asia.
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