On April 7, 2021, Zhu Sen-cun, head of the Military Mobilization Group of the All-Movement Office of Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense, briefed the media on some of the arrangements for the “Han Kwang 37” military exercise. (Video screenshot)
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense announced on Wednesday (7) that the Republic of China military will hold the “Han Kwang 37” exercise in late April and mid-July. The exercise will assume that the Chinese Communist military will attack Taiwan by force this year, and will be conducted in a “composite military chess drill”. On the same day, U.S., Chinese and Taiwanese military aircraft appeared in the airspace southwest of Taiwan at the same time.
On Wednesday, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense announced the detailed plan for the “Han Kwang 37” military exercise. The director of the Joint Operations Division of the Ministry of National Defense’s Planning Office, Lin Wenhuang, said the exercise will be held from April 23 to 30 and July 12 to 16, respectively, and will be conducted in a 24-hour continuous daily “composite military chess drill”, with computerized military exercises held in April and actual military drills in July.
Lin Wen Huang further revealed that the exercise will be the most demanding enemy threat scenario, by the attacking forces to simulate various possible actions of the enemy against Taiwan. After the design of the exercise is finalized, the JTLS computerized military chess system will be used to carry out defensive operations rehearsal and verification by means of issue discussion.
According to Radio Free Asia, the “Han Kwang 37” exercise will be conducted under the assumption that the Chinese Communist Party military will attack Taiwan by force this year, and will be combined with the engagement of standing forces in beach and town operations. According to the plan, the exercise will involve more than 8,000 reservists, eight times the number of participants last year.
According to a news release Wednesday from the South China Sea Strategic Situational Awareness Program (SCSPI) platform of Peking University’s Institute of Oceanography, a U.S. EP-3E reconnaissance aircraft headed for the mainland’s coastal border via the Bus Strait early that morning to conduct close reconnaissance, while the Communist Party sent three groups of military aircraft to take off and monitor the area. Since a Chinese Communist military aircraft had already invaded Taiwan’s air defense identification zone, Taiwan Air Force warplanes also lifted off to warn and drive away. This led to a special situation in which U.S., Chinese and Taiwanese military aircraft appeared in Taiwan’s southwestern airspace at the same time.
It is worth noting that the Chinese military has publicly announced that the Liaoning aircraft carrier formation will conduct drills in the “waters around Taiwan” and that China will organize similar drills on a “regular basis” in the future. The Chinese side will organize similar exercises and training activities in the future.
In response to the questioning of the legislature, the head of the Taiwan Maritime Commission, Li Zhongwei, said that the military of the Republic of China will deal with the situation in accordance with the regulations, and if there is an unexpected situation, in accordance with the relevant disposal regulations, “the fire will be fired”.
In addition, the Republic of China military confirmed on Tuesday that the Chinese navy conducted training in the waters around Taiwan on Monday, and sent four J-16 fighter jets, four J-10 fighter jets, a transport-8 anti-submarine aircraft and an air police-500 early warning aircraft, a total of 10 military aircraft into the airspace southwest of Taiwan, including the transport-8 anti-submarine aircraft once flew into the airspace of southeastern Taiwan.
In response, Chen Xinxin, professor emeritus of diplomacy and international relations at Tamkang University in Taiwan, said in an interview with Radio Free Asia that the main goal of the Liaoning’s southward movement and the 10 military aircraft entering Taiwan’s southwest air defense identification zone was to reconnoiter U.S. submarine operations in the southwest waters and also to take the opportunity to intimidate Taiwan.
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