Today, the Ministry of National Defense held a press conference to release the 2025 edition of the National Defense Report. Director HSU YUN-CHEN of the Defense Policy Division, Strategic Planning Department, delivered the briefing, taking “Agile and Resilient ROC Armed Forces, Firmly Defending the Nation” as the core theme to comprehensively elucidate to the people the current national security situation, national defense policy, and achievements in combat readiness administration, while conveying to the international community Taiwan’s firm determination to defend national sovereignty and maintain regional peace and stability.
Director HSU stated that the compilation of this report is the 18th release since 1992, in accordance with Article 30 of the National Defense Act. The full report comprises over 78,000 words, supported by 66 photographs and 54 infographics, striving to demonstrate transparency in national defense affairs to the people and the international community through the most detailed content, concrete data, and specific items, thereby garnering public support and understanding for national defense.
The cover of the 2025 National Defense Report features newly developed ROC Armed Forces weapons as the visual core, fully conveying the resolve and conviction of the report’s theme: “Agile and Resilient ROC Armed Forces, Firmly Defending the Nation.” The content is divided into four sections—“Strategic Environment,” “Solid National Defense,” “Foundation of Peace,” and “National Defense Management”—comprising eight chapters and 34 sections, encompassing the three major domains of military administration, military command, and armaments. The report emphasizes that the ROC Armed Forces, guided by the President’s national security concept of the “Four Pillars of Peace,” is constructing agile and responsive combat power while implementing societal defense resilience.
In the “Strategic Environment” section, the report elucidates the international situation of U.S.-China strategic competition and the military threats and challenges posed to the Indo-Pacific region by the PRC’s expanding military power. In the “Solid National Defense” section, it explains how the ROC Armed Forces, based on the military strategy of “resolute defense and multi-layered deterrence,” adopts “multi-domain denial and resilient defense” as the direction for operational readiness, emphasizing asymmetric warfare and decentralized operations to build reliable defensive combat power.
Furthermore, the “Foundation of Peace” section elaborates that Taiwan will continue to engage in national defense and security cooperation with the United States and other friendly and allied nations, establishing democratic partnerships to jointly address potential threats and becoming a reliable partner for security cooperation in the region. Finally, the “National Defense Management” section outlines the administration measures and achievements of the ROC Armed Forces in promoting defense self-reliance, reforming unit management, deepening national defense education, and improving personnel care.
The Ministry of National Defense emphasized that ROC Armed Forces personnel maintain round-the-clock combat readiness and duty, serving as the solid backbone of national security and a key pillar of social stability. Through the release of the National Defense Report, it is hoped to consolidate the national defense will of all citizens, strengthen public confidence in national defense, and collectively strive to defend the homeland.