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Taiwan's Military Conducts 'Mini Han Kuang' Rapid Response Exercises
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3/19/2025
Taiwan’s military is practicing how to respond to a sudden increase in aggressive Chinese activity, part of a new kind of training that mobilizes soldiers as quickly as possible.
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Taiwan's skies, under the watchful eye of a high-tech air defense system, and at a temple
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in northern Taiwan, armored vehicles and tanks prepare for their next move.
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These are just parts of Taiwan's rapid response exercise, a five-day drill that tests how
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quickly the military can mobilize.
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Since they will be moving from place to place, we can also move from place to place.
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Moving from place to place means that you have to use this kind of supervisory system
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to show the people the strength of the troops.
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In fact, the people will be more interested.
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The exercises, the first of their kind, are meant to simulate what to do if aggressive
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Chinese military activity turns into an actual attack.
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In response, China, which seeks to control Taiwan, has already conducted two combat patrols,
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using dozens of military aircraft to monitor what the military here is doing.
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Taiwan's defense minister says that despite the added pressure, the increase in military
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activity could be an important lesson.
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The backup supervisory system will make a status update and then release it.
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After yesterday's joint military exercise, we can take this opportunity to conduct a
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similar exercise.
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Taiwan's defense ministry has been shifting military training, combining different weapons
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and units to get their soldiers ready for a variety of situations.
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Realistic training has been a priority for Taiwan's military, and some observers say
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that these drills so far look promising.
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Just the fact that the Ministry of National Defense seems to be taking very seriously
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the risk that a gray zone exercise or demonstration could morph into an actual assault is a really
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important movement in the right direction.
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Apparently, we are seeing both the rapid mobilization of units.
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That's just an enormously beneficial first step.
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But then also this attempt to use some more modern and advanced tactics in order to achieve
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a bit of concealment, in order to not mass a lot of armored vehicles in one place that
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would just make them a tempting target for a drone or a long range missile.
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Other branches like the Air Force and the Navy are set to conduct their own exercises
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later this week.
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The aim here is for the military to continue carrying out these kinds of operations, taking
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bigger steps towards becoming a more modern fighting force.
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Fu Hua Hong and Jaime Okon for Taiwan Plus.
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