Taiwan has conducted regular defense drills, such as the annual Han Kuang Exercises to mock an invasion by China, since 1984. Photo: Central News Agency
Asia Times: Tensions rise as Taiwan readies for anti-invasion drill
Taipei set to display its force and resolve in annual anti-invasion drill as Chinese warplanes continue to fly past its air border
Taiwan is to kick-start its annual Han Kuang Exercise on June 4, a five-day war game to simulate an invasion by the People’s Liberation Army and one of the largest shows of force seen on the island in recent years.
Taiwan’s defense ministry said the scale of this year’s exercise had been unseen in the 34 years since the Han Kuang Exercise started in 1984.
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen is scheduled to inspect all the participating brigades, on top of a site trip to a key missile battalion in the Ching Chuan Kang Air Base in the central municipality of Taichung.
This is a stronghold tasked with maintaining and operating the MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missiles, the backbone of the island’s tactical high to medium air defense shield.
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WNU Editor: And it is among the young who would be the most eager to fight .... 70% of Taiwanese will fight if China invades, survey finds (Asia Times). As for the Chinese .... they are building-up their military infrastructure near Taiwan .... Why is China expanding its air base 160 miles from Taiwan? (Mike Yeo, Defense News)
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