VOA现场：台湾国防部副部长探讨防卫需求

台湾总统马英九曾表示，海峡两岸和解不仅能带来和平与繁荣，而且还构成台湾防卫和安全的第一道防线。与此同时，维持强大的国防是遏制外来威胁和支持和平接触的重要支柱。这不仅需要武器系统，而且还需要人员训练和技能的进一步现代化，特别是在台湾向全义务兵制过渡之际。

台湾国防部副部长杨念祖受邀在史汀生中心举行圆桌讨论会，探讨台湾如何处理确保获得自卫所需要的足够能力及维持可信阻遏与愈发紧张的财政经费之间的两难局面。

时间：2012年8月7日下午2点半至4点
地点：Stimson Center(1111 19th Street NW, Washington, DC)

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Coping with Defense in an Era of Tight Budget
Andrew Nien-Dzu Yang
Vice Minister of National Defense for PolicyTaiwan

Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou has observed that cross-Strait reconciliation not only can bring peace and prosperity but also constitutes Taiwan’s first line of defense and security. At the same time, maintaining strong national defense is an essential pillar to deter external threats and to support peaceful engagement. This requires continuous modernization not only of weapons systems but of personnel training and skills, especially as Taiwan moves toward an all-volunteer force. Vice Minister Andrew Yang will address Taiwan’s efforts to square the circle between ensuring sufficient capability for meaningful self-defense and the maintenance of credible deterrence while coping with tight financial resources.