Taiwan's Military Conducts 'Mini Han Kuang' Rapid Response Exercises

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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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00:00Taiwan's skies, under the watchful eye of a high-tech air defense system, and at a temple

00:11in northern Taiwan, armored vehicles and tanks prepare for their next move.

00:15These are just parts of Taiwan's rapid response exercise, a five-day drill that tests how

00:20quickly the military can mobilize.

00:22Since they will be moving from place to place, we can also move from place to place.

00:26Moving from place to place means that you have to use this kind of supervisory system

00:32to show the people the strength of the troops.

00:36In fact, the people will be more interested.

00:38The exercises, the first of their kind, are meant to simulate what to do if aggressive

00:42Chinese military activity turns into an actual attack.

00:47In response, China, which seeks to control Taiwan, has already conducted two combat patrols,

00:52using dozens of military aircraft to monitor what the military here is doing.

00:57Taiwan's defense minister says that despite the added pressure, the increase in military

01:02activity could be an important lesson.

01:04The backup supervisory system will make a status update and then release it.

01:11After yesterday's joint military exercise, we can take this opportunity to conduct a

01:16similar exercise.

01:19Taiwan's defense ministry has been shifting military training, combining different weapons

01:23and units to get their soldiers ready for a variety of situations.

01:27Realistic training has been a priority for Taiwan's military, and some observers say

01:32that these drills so far look promising.

01:35Just the fact that the Ministry of National Defense seems to be taking very seriously

01:39the risk that a gray zone exercise or demonstration could morph into an actual assault is a really

01:45important movement in the right direction.

01:48Apparently, we are seeing both the rapid mobilization of units.

01:51That's just an enormously beneficial first step.

01:54But then also this attempt to use some more modern and advanced tactics in order to achieve

01:59a bit of concealment, in order to not mass a lot of armored vehicles in one place that

02:03would just make them a tempting target for a drone or a long range missile.

02:10Other branches like the Air Force and the Navy are set to conduct their own exercises

02:14later this week.

02:16The aim here is for the military to continue carrying out these kinds of operations, taking

02:20bigger steps towards becoming a more modern fighting force.

02:24Fu Hua Hong and Jaime Okon for Taiwan Plus.

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