The setting for the military drill will be an attack from China this year, not sometime in the future
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/04/24
By: Huang Tzu-ti, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The computerized war games, slated between April 30 and May
a maritime drill conducted by Taiwan (AP)
4, will no longer focus on future conflict scenarios, but rather simulate warfare taking place “this year”, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced on April 24.
The computer-assisted exercise is part of the annual Han Kuang military drill, to be conducted from June 4 through 8 this year, reported Liberty Times.
According to MND Operations and Planning Division official Yeh Kuo-hui, the purpose of computerized military drills is to help bolster the island’s defense capabilities from a comprehensive perspective, and improve joint operation performance involving the Armed Forces, Navy, and Air Force of Taiwan. [FULL STORY]
