On Wednesday (April 7), Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense announced that it will hold this year’s “Han-Guang Exercise”, which will be implemented at the end of April and mid-July, with “composite military chess rehearsals” and “actual military exercises The “Han Kwang Exercise” will be held in late April and mid-July.
According to the Taiwan Central News Agency, the 2021 “Han Kwang Exercise” is “to take the enemy threat as the scenario, design exercise ideas and courses, review the results of troop training and combat readiness, as well as verify the integration of the national defense force and the total force of the people, and accordingly adjust the operational plan and force formation to refine the The “overall defense and combat strength”.
This year’s exercise computer military push part will be held from April 23 to 30, 24 hours a day, the implementation of the “composite military chess push” approach. Reuters reported that the content of the military push will be “to harsh enemy threat scenarios, by the attacking forces to simulate a variety of possible actions against Taiwan, through the computer chess system and issue discussion, the implementation of defensive operations rehearsal and verification”.
The actual exercise was held from July 12 to 16, based on the possible actions of the enemy force against Taiwan, practicing “preservation of combat power, overall air defense, joint sea control, United Nations land defense” and other operational processes, and conducting joint defensive operations of the three armies.
The first Han Kwang exercise was held in 1984. It has been held every year since then.
The Central News Agency reported that in previous years, the U.S. military would send personnel to Taiwan during the Han Kwang exercise and give feedback and advice after the exercise. But last year, the U.S. military did not send personnel to Taiwan to watch the exercise because of the impact of the new crown epidemic. Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said it did not invite a U.S. military post-evaluation mission to Taiwan this year due to concerns about the new crown epidemic.
PLA military aircraft have entered Taiwan’s southwest airspace for five consecutive days this month
According to Taiwan’s Liberty Times, PLA military aircraft have entered Taiwan’s southwestern airspace for five consecutive days since entering April.
This Wednesday morning at about 4:00 a.m., they entered for the third time, the earliest record this year. As of 12:00 noon Wednesday, PLA military aircraft entered Taiwan’s southwest airspace seven times.
The Free Times reported that on Tuesday evening, when the Republic of China military was carrying out a broadcast of a repulsion mission, the PLA pilot choked back, “This is all Chinese airspace!”
The company’s main goal is to provide a platform for the public to learn more about the company’s products and services.
Wu Chiu-sup: “If China attacks, Taiwan will fight to the last moment”
Two days ago, Chinese Navy spokesman Patrick Gao confirmed to the outside world that “the Chinese Navy organized a training exercise for the Liaoning carrier formation in the waters around Taiwan.”
According to Reuters, on Wednesday, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Wu Chiu-sup said at a press conference, “Based on my limited understanding of U.S. policymakers’ attention to developments in the region, they clearly see the danger of a possible Chinese (mainland) attack on Taiwan.”
Wu said, “We are willing to defend ourselves without reservation. If war is needed, we will engage in war. If we need to defend ourselves to the last day, we will do so.”
Wu also said that Taiwan is determined to improve its own military capabilities and increase defense spending. He said, “It is our responsibility to defend Taiwan. We will do our best to improve our defense capabilities.”
In February 2019, Taiwan’s Executive President Su Tseng-chang had said during the preparation of the Legislative Yuan that if the two sides of the Taiwan Strait did go to war, “if there is a broomstick, I will pick it up and never surrender” to express “the determination to protect myself.” Later, he also stressed again on Facebook that as a Taiwanese, he has a determination to protect the country, “Even if there is only a broom, I will still fight with the enemy to the end!”
Recent Comments