# Taiwan begins 10-day Han Kuang exercises with record reservist call-up 2026-08-06T06:21:14+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Taiwan has opened its annual Han Kuang exercises, a 10-day military drill built around simulating a response to a potential Chinese invasion. Live-fire training will test round-the-clock defence operations and responses to what the drill designates as China's grey-zone tactics, alongside new, US-inspired communication procedures meant to speed decision-making among frontline units. More than 5,000 reservists are taking part, described as the largest reserve call-up in the exercise's history, as forces rehearse the shift from standby to active duty. Kaohsiung, Taichung and Taipei will each run urban resilience drills that simulate a telecommunications outage by temporarily throttling mobile internet speeds. Taiwan is also set to put its newly delivered M1A2T Abrams tanks on display during the exercises. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Running live-fire defence drills, a record reserve mobilisation and civilian resilience exercises together signals that Taiwan is treating military readiness as a whole-of-society effort, though that alone does not indicate any change in the immediate threat level from China. The drills respond to a standing, long-running concern rather than a new or specific warning. The exercise runs for 10 days, and Beijing's response once it concludes is what follows. ## Coverage - IndiaTimes Tags: Han Kuang, Taiwan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/taiwan-kicks-off-annual-military-drills-to-counter-a-potential-chinese-attack/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/taiwan-kicks-off-annual-military-drills-to-counter-a-potential-chinese-attack/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.