00:00Taiwan's defense ministry says it's going to make it harder to get an exemption from mandatory military service.
00:07In the future, only men of serving age with a BMI higher than 45 or a height below 144 centimeters will be exempt.
00:15Previously exempt health conditions like a low BMI or flat feet will now be assigned to less rigorous training.
00:22And those with severe high blood pressure will need to be monitored at a hospital before they can get an exemption.
00:27The updates follow recent scandals involving several celebrities charged with falsifying documents to avoid their mandatory service.
00:35Compared with other Asian countries requiring conscription, Taiwan's exemption rate is the highest at 16 percent.
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