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Taiwan’s civilian defence minister sparks debate for dropping goose-stepping, bayonet drills

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wyydefence - The Taiwanese army will soon abolish the goose-step marching style. 

Credit: Ministry of Defence, Taiwan

The Taiwanese army will soon abolish the goose-step marching style.

PHOTO: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, TAIWAN

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No more goose-step marching. No more bayonet training.

It has not yet been a month since Taiwan’s new Defence Minister Wellington Koo, its first civilian defence chief in more than a decade, took office but he has already introduced several controversial changes.

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