Now Reading: Taiwan begins 10-day Han Kuang exercises with record reservist call-up
-
01
Taiwan begins 10-day Han Kuang exercises with record reservist call-up
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…
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.
Source: IndiaTimes
This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above.
