Taiwan to Double Length of Annual Military Drill, Focus on CCP Invasion

Taiwanese officials expect the Chinese regime to use a range of so-called gray zone tactics before a full-scale invasion.

Two 8-inch self-propelled artillery guns are fired during the 35th "Han Kuang" military drill in southern Pingtung county, Taiwan, on May 30, 2019. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images

Taiwan’s 2025 Han Kuang military drill will be twice as long as in previous years and, for the first time, will simulate responses to the Chinese regime’s so-called gray zone tactics that Taipei officials say could precede a full-scale invasion.

Speaking at a press briefing on July 1, Maj. Gen. Tung Chi-hsing, director of Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense’s Joint Operations Planning Division, said this year’s live-fire exercise will run from July 9 to July 18, a significant expansion from the typical five-day, four-night format.