{"id":40213,"date":"2025-07-16T12:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T10:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/?p=40213"},"modified":"2025-07-29T10:07:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T08:07:28","slug":"taiwan-holds-biggest-war-games-to-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/en\/taiwan-holds-biggest-war-games-to-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan Holds Biggest War Games to Date"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"40213\" class=\"elementor elementor-40213\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3f3825 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3f3825\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e80aa50\" data-id=\"6e80aa50\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-799bc7ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"799bc7ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photo: Wikimedia Commons \u2013 Office of the President, Republic of China (Taiwan)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e78582f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e78582f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-1e78582f{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b631ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b631ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-559f078f\" data-id=\"559f078f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-70280a31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70280a31\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-18e9a1b7\" data-id=\"18e9a1b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d3e6f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42d3e6f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What is happening?<\/h2><p>Taiwan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/front\/archives\/2025\/07\/10\/2003840040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launched<\/a> the most expansive and longest-running edition of its <strong>annual Han Kuang military exercise <\/strong>(\u6f22\u5149\u6f14\u7fd2) on July 9, 2025, spanning 10 days and involving over 22,000 troops\u2014both active and reserve. These drills are designed to simulate full-spectrum defense scenarios, ranging from responses to <strong>gray<\/strong><strong>\u2011zone harassment<\/strong> to efforts countering <strong>large-scale amphibious invasions<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The initial days have sharpened <a href=\"https:\/\/focustaiwan.tw\/politics\/202507090006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">focus<\/a> on countering <strong>\u201cgray<\/strong><strong>\u2011zone<\/strong>\u201d Chinese maneuvers\u2014such as maritime militia and coast guard provocations\u2014around Taiwan\u2019s offshore islands. From July 13 to 18, the drills escalate into <strong>live-fire,<\/strong> <strong>anti-landing<\/strong>, <strong>beachhead<\/strong> <strong>defense<\/strong>, and prolonged <strong>urban<\/strong> <strong>combat<\/strong> <strong>scenarios<\/strong>, including resilience against <strong>cyberattacks<\/strong>, <strong>information operations<\/strong>, and disruptions of <strong>communication networks<\/strong>.<\/p><h2>\u00a0<\/h2><h2>What is the broader picture?<\/h2><p>This year\u2019s <strong>heavy emphasis on urban warfare<\/strong> in the Han Kuang exercise <a href=\"https:\/\/news.pts.org.tw\/article\/760152\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reveals<\/a> Taipei\u2019s strategic calculation that any future conflict could extend well into the densely populated cities of the island. Recent wargames and intelligence assessments <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirrordaily.news\/story\/9031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suggest<\/a> that forces of the People\u2019s Liberation Army might try to <strong>seize critical urban centers swiftly <\/strong>to force political concessions. Taiwan\u2019s Ministry of Defense (MOD) is therefore investing significant resources into training for <strong>block-by-block defense, guerrilla-style tactics<\/strong>, and utilizing<strong> civilian infrastructure for logistics and concealment<\/strong>. Civilian drills in major cities further <a href=\"https:\/\/focustaiwan.tw\/society\/202507100012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signal<\/a> a shift from purely conventional battlefield preparations to a <strong>total defense mindset<\/strong> that blends military and civil resilience.<\/p><p>On the technological front, Taiwan is leveraging both foreign acquisitions and local innovation to enhance its deterrence capabilities. Apart from the <strong>U.S.-supplied <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/taiwan-deploys-advanced-us-himars-rockets-annual-drills-2025-07-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HIMARS<\/strong><\/a><strong> rocket systems<\/strong>, the military unveiled for the first time domestically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/taiwan\/archives\/2025\/03\/10\/2003833174\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">developed<\/a> <strong>man-portable loitering munitions<\/strong>, designed to target enemy landing craft or armored vehicles at short notice. Taiwan has also showcased improvements in the <a href=\"https:\/\/odin.tradoc.army.mil\/WEG\/Asset\/4a06c7cb37c01612d45e0929d1d4d638\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Thunderbolt 2000<\/strong><\/a><strong> launchers<\/strong>, developed locally and capable of engaging targets on China\u2019s Fujian coastline up to 300 kilometers away, as well as extended ranges for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/front\/archives\/2025\/07\/14\/2003840247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sky Sword II<\/strong><\/a><strong> surface-to-air missiles<\/strong>. Additionally, the integration of <strong>drone swarms <\/strong>for <strong>reconnaissance<\/strong> and potential <strong>kamikaze missions<\/strong> has been demonstrated. Notably, Taiwan\u2019s Army <a href=\"https:\/\/udn.com\/news\/story\/10930\/8867402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed<\/a> new <strong>shoulder-fired spike missiles<\/strong>\u2014previously undisclosed\u2014which offer infantry units flexible anti-armor and anti-personnel capabilities in urban environments.<\/p><p>MOD emphasizes that these unscripted exercises mirror real-world complexities, with rotating command centers and rapid-response unit deployments. President William Lai (\u8cf4\u6e05\u5fb7) personally observed live-fire sessions featuring Abrams tanks in Hsinchu and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/asia\/taiwan-resists-china-with-military-displays-and-history-lessons-c6044067?utm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">articulated<\/a> that Taiwan is confronting a \u201c<strong>war without gun smoke<\/strong>\u201d (\u6c92\u6709\u785d\u7159\u7684\u6230\u722d)\u2014a reference to a new era of <strong>hybrid threats.<\/strong><\/p><p>In response, Beijing has <a href=\"https:\/\/focustaiwan.tw\/cross-strait\/202507090017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">escalated<\/a> military pressure\u2014logging repeated PLA air and naval sorties during the drills\u2014while condemning Han Kuang as political theater and imposing <strong>export controls<\/strong> on eight Taiwanese defense-linked firms.<\/p><h2>\u00a0<\/h2><h2>Why is it important?<\/h2><p>Collectively, these innovations in implementation of this year\u2019s Han Kuang exercise reflect a defense strategy increasingly shaped by the realistic possibility of <strong>a protracted, multi-domain conflict<\/strong>\u2014and an understanding that future battles may be fought not only at sea or along Taiwan\u2019s shores, but in the streets, skies, and cyberspace of its cities.<\/p><p>It is also essential to read this year\u2019s Han Kuang exercise through the lens of Taipei\u2019s relations with Washington. While the island democracy has heavily relied on the U.S. for its defense needs, the isolationist and transactional tendencies of the Trump 2.0 administration cast doubt on the reliability of Americans as Taiwan\u2019s partners.<\/p><p>Despite the uncertainty, this year\u2019s drills underscore the security<strong> synergies between Taiwan and the United States<\/strong>. While American troops are <strong>not publicly participating on Taiwanese soil<\/strong>, multiple reports confirm that U.S. advisors are providing <strong>behind-the-scenes<\/strong> <strong>guidance<\/strong>, especially in planning and operational concepts for countering <strong>amphibious assaults<\/strong> and <strong>missile strikes<\/strong>. The integration of <strong>U.S.-supplied HIMARS rocket systems<\/strong> and joint discussions on employing <strong>Joint All-Domain Command and Control<\/strong> (<strong>JADC2<\/strong>) principles reflect how Taiwan\u2019s defense posture is increasingly aligned with U.S. doctrine. According to Taiwanese military officials, the U.S. has shared <strong>combat simulation models <\/strong>to help refine Taiwan\u2019s readiness for rapid force deployment and distributed operations in the event of a potential blockade or invasion scenario.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo: Wikimedia Commons \u2013 Office of the President, Republic of China (Taiwan) Foto: Wikimedia Commons \u2013 \u00da\u0159ad prezidenta, \u010c\u00ednsk\u00e1 republika (Tchaj-wan) What is happening? Taiwan launched the most expansive and longest-running edition of its annual Han Kuang military exercise (\u6f22\u5149\u6f14\u7fd2) on July 9, 2025, spanning 10 days and involving over 22,000 troops\u2014both active and reserve. 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