Taiwan Military Practices Rapid Response to Potential Chinese Attack

This year, the island’s annual Han Guang drill is for the first time simulating a Chinese invasion in 2027.

Navy personnel stand by on a Tuo Chiang-class corvette as they take part in a combat readiness exercise at the Zuoying Naval Base in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Jan. 9, 2025. I-hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images

Taiwan’s military is practicing how to respond quickly if a Chinese military drill around the island turns into an invasion.

The second “immediate combat response” drill, held between March 17 and March 21, coincided with a surge in the number of military aircraft and warships that the Chinese regime sent to circle Taiwan.