Taiwan’s biggest-ever war games aim for combat realism
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The Pentagon is urging Japan and Australia to clarify what role they would play if the US and China went to war over Taiwan, the Financial Times reported on Saturday (July 12). Elbridge Colby, the US under-secretary of defence for policy,
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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.
Taiwan has launched its largest-ever military drill to assess its combat readiness against a full-scale Chinese attempt to seize the island.
Taiwan took delivery last year of the first 11 of 29 HIMARS units, testing them for the first time in May. With a range of about 300 km (190 miles), the weapons could strike coastal targets in China's southern province of Fujian on the other side of the Taiwan Strait.
The Pentagon is pressing Japan and Australia to clarify their roles in a potential U.S.-China conflict over Taiwan, the Financial Times reported. Elbridge Colby, U.S. under-secretary of defense for policy,
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Former US Army Pacific Commander Charles Flynn is visiting Taiwan during the Han Kuang 41 war games, reports said Saturday.