Hu Zhendong stated that the United States has dispatched military personnel to Taiwan to assist with training, and that Taiwan-U.S. defense cooperation has also extended to planning, personnel training, and the building of defense capabilities.
Hu Zhendong said that some people within Taiwan's military have signed documents pledging to surrender to China or promising not to fight, and he views this as a problem of infiltration and cognitive warfare.
Some political parties in Taiwan demanded that the defense procurement budget be approved only after the U.S. formal Letter of Offer and Acceptance is delivered; Hu Zhendong said this interrupted the original arms sale process for political reasons.
The TACEC Taiwanese American conference was held. Hu Zhendong attended and exchanged views with Taiwanese and American figures, discussing Taiwan-US relations and defense issues.