China News Service, January 26 (Xinhua) According to Taiwan's ETtoday News Cloud report, the first batch of one-year compulsory service recruits of the Taiwan Army reported to the camp on the 25th and began eight weeks of recruit training. According to Taiwan military regulations, servicemen are prohibited from using mainland brand mobile phones and related information equipment in the camp.
The registered "workmen" queued up to receive health inquiries. Image source: Taiwan's "Central News Agency"
A Taiwanese military officer explained the registration process, important new training phases, mobile phone usage regulations and other precautions to the men entering the camp. Among them, in terms of mobile phone usage regulations, Yonan prohibits 11 brands of mainland brand mobile phones and related information equipment, such as Xiaomi, ZTE, OPPO, Huawei, VIVO, Meitu, Gionee, Nubia, Tianlong Mobile, Lenovo and Honor, claiming to be In order to strengthen "information security".
After the news was reported, it triggered many discussions among Taiwanese netizens. Some netizens left messages saying, "You started cognitive operations as soon as you entered the camp?!" "It's really incompetent. I don't know why you are so unsure." "It's obvious that Apple is hiding its ears and stealing the bell. Apple is doing the same." Made in China, don’t officials who use Apple need to be shot?”
Starting from New Year's Day 2024, the service period for male draftees born after January 1, 2005 will be extended from 4 months to 1 year. In this regard, enlisted men complained that they were on call 24 hours a day, but their salary was lower than the basic salary. The basic salary has been adjusted to at least NT$27,000 (NT$, the same below), but the monthly enlistment rate was just over NT$20,000, and the first 8 Zhou Xinxun only has more than 10,000 yuan; some people are worried about wasting their lives and finding it difficult to integrate into society after retiring after one year.