Taiwan’s biggest-ever war games aim for combat realism
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Al Jazeera on MSNTaiwan holds huge war games to role play Chinese invasion scenariosThe annual 10-day Han Kuang exercise will test Taiwan’s ability to respond to a Chinese attack on its command structure.
Experts noted the reservists performed well despite unfavorable weather conditions in Taoyuan Friday. After just six days of training, they had dispelled doubts about how fast civilians could be turned into effective soldiers, said Chieh Chung (揭仲) of the Institute for National Defense and Security Research.
OUR Senate must watch the Taiwan war games cited in this column. They demonstrate a colossal national danger warned against by former president Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Imee Marcos — and brought on by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.