Taiwan aims to use lessons from Russia-Ukraine conflict in annual Han Kuang war game
- The island’s military has been studying how Ukraine used asymmetric warfare and hopes to employ similar tactics in the event of an attack from mainland China.
- The annual exercise will also practise using reserve civilian forces to form an all-out defence against the PLA
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It will also test all-out defence readiness after the invasion of Ukraine highlighted the importance of incorporating the regular armed forces, reservists and civilian forces in dealing with the enemy, Major General Lin Wen-huang, director of joint operations under the military’s planning office, said.
“The 38th edition of the Han Kuang drill will be divided into two stages, with the first being held on May 16-20 followed by a live-fire drill to be held on July 25-29,” Lin told a news conference in Taipei on Wednesday.
Instead of using the previous computerised simulation method, Lin said May’s war game would be held in the form of map exercise it allows generals to meet face-to-face to discuss strategy, which is better than using computers.
The military will then stage the live-fire drills in July based on the result of the simulation analyses, he said.