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Taiwan's Han Kuang exercise, the largest and longest one so far |
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¡» Spectator (since 1828), 2025-7-19 | A full-scale invasion is the most extreme scenario the drills covered. This starts with defending possible landing beaches, but also other scenarios like protecting the main international airport and key bridges on the approach to Taipei. |
¡» Financial Times, 2025-7-15 | Taiwan's armed forces have taken the annual Han Kuang training exercise to civilians' doorsteps. At least three accidents involving military vehicles highlighted the complexity of Taiwan's urban terrain. ¡§It would be a nightmare for an attacker,¡¨¡§It really is very defensible" |
¡» The War Zone, 2025-7-14 | Taiwanese troops train to use subway to their advantage during Chinese invasion of Taipei. Camouflage, concealment, and deception tactics are already aspects of Taiwanese training for urban warfare. In addition to being transit nodes, Taipei Metro stations might be convertible to other uses, including acting as command posts or field hospitals. |
¡» Reuters, 2025-7-9 | The exercises start with simulated attacks on its command systems and infrastructure ahead of a Chinese invasion, and will focus on testing how Taiwan's military can decentralise command in the event of a crippling communications attack. We are learning from the situation in Ukraine ... Cyber attacks and misinformation campaigns are seen by Taiwan as high-intensity "grey zone" actions that are likely to precede a broader Chinese assault. |
¡» BBC, 2025-7-9 |
Like last year, the drills will be unscripted to test troops' response to a surprise attack. This change appears to have been made in response to criticism over the years that previous drills appeared to be more of a public relations exercise instead of an actual military exercise. Taiwan's military and defence has come under criticism both domestically and externally in recent years. One survey last year showing only 47.5% have confidence in their defence capabilities. |
¡» AFP, 2025-7-9 | Twenty-two thousand reservists -- the largest ever call-up -- are participating in this year's drills. Commanders at all levels need to be able to decide what to do based on their understanding of their superior's intent. |
¡» The Telegraph, 2025-7-9 | Taiwan, a country of 23 million people, has 180,000 soldiers and as many as 1.67 million reservists. China has more than two million active soldiers and 1.2 million reservists. Some of Taiwan's most sophisticated technology will also be on display, including the US Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (Himars), TOW 2B anti-tank missiles, new unmanned aviation vehicles (UAVs), and a domestically built version of the Sky Sword II missile. But China's PLA significantly exceeds Taiwan across every metric. China has more than six times the number of tanks and aircraft than Taiwan, and nearly five times more artillery. War game simulations have shown that if Taiwan faces Beijing alone, or if the country surrenders before the U.S. is able to assist, it would be overwhelmed in a very short time. |
¡» Newsweek 2025-7-10 | With the HIMARS and Abrams tanks, the Taiwanese military can strike potential PLA landing forces from greater distances and with more precise firepower, gradually wearing down enemy troops and deploying in dispersed positions to avoid destruction by China's long-range rockets and similar weapons. A particular focus during the first three days will be on the potential for Chinese forces to escalate gray zone activities into an invasion, it will enter the "full-scale combat" phase July 13-18, drills focused on protracted warfare will round out the final three days. |
What did China say ? |
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Reuters, 2025-7-9:
Taiwan's "attempt to seek independence through force or relying on
foreign (actors) will never succeed". Taiwan's Han Kuang military
exercises were "nothing but a bluff".
"No matter what weapons are used, Taiwan can't resist
China's sharp sword against independence" . |
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