Taiwanese flags are seen at the Ministry of National Defence of Taiwan in Taipei, Taiwan. (Image Credit: Reuters.) A plan to extend compulsory military service in Taiwan to one year from the current four months will be announced on Tuesday, a senior government official said, as the island deals with rising Chinese military pressure. The office of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said she will call a national security meeting on Tuesday morning to discuss reinforcing the island's civil defence, followed by a news conference on unspecified new civil defence measures. Tsai's security team, including high-level officials from the defence ministry...