US military to miss Han Kuang drills again, ministry says
COVID-19 PANDEMIC: The US had since 2003 sent a delegation to observe the war games, but also missed it last year because of the pandemic
Staff writer, with CNA
The US military will not observe Taiwan’s annual war games for the second year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of National Defense said on Wednesday.
Major General Liu Yu-ping (劉豫屏) of the ministry’s Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff of the General Staff for Training, said the ministry did not invite a US military delegation to Taiwan to conduct an “After Action Review” of this year’s Han Kuang exercises due to the pandemic.
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Taiwan vows to fight to the end in case of war as China sends more jets into island’s air defence zoneInternational 2021-04-08, by Editor Comments Off 0
China sent more fighter jets into Taiwan’s air defence zone on Wednesday in a stepped up show of force around the island which Beijing claims as its own, and Taiwan’s foreign minister said it would fight to the end if China attacks.
The democratic self-governed island has complained of repeated military activities by Beijing in recent months, with China’s air force making almost daily forays into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone. On Monday, China said an aircraft carrier group was exercising close to the island.
China sent more fighter jets into Taiwan s air defence zone on Wednesday in a stepped-up show of force around the island Beijing claims as its own, and Taiwan s foreign minister said it would fight to the end if China attacks.
Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (R) seen talking to the media during the foreign press briefing in Taipei, Taiwan, 07 April 2021.
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The democratic self-governed island has complained of repeated military activities by Beijing in recent months, with China s air force making almost daily forays in Taiwan s air defence identification zone. On Monday, China said an aircraft carrier group was exercising close to the island.
Taiwan says will fight to the end if China attacks
By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee
Reuters
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will fight to the end if China attacks, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, adding that the United States saw a danger that this could happen amid mounting Chinese military pressure, including aircraft carrier drills, near the island.
Chinese-claimed Taiwan has complained of repeated military activities by Beijing in recent months, with China s air force making almost daily forays in Taiwan s air defence identification zone. On Monday, China said an aircraft carrier group was exercising close to the island.
Taiwan to kick off war games with computer simulated invasion by China
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Last Updated: Apr 07, 2021, 10:09 AM IST
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Computer simulations of a Chinese attack on Taiwan will be conducted between April 23 to 30, and will form the first phase of Taiwan s largest annual war games, the Han Kuang exercises, the ministry said. A second phase, which will include live fire drills, is set to take place in July.
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A F-CK-1 Ching-kuo Indigenous Defence Fighter (IDF) is seen at an Air Force base in Tainan, Taiwan, January 26, 2021
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