Taiwan’s presidential office has conducted its first exercise simulating a military escalation with China, multiple sources told Reuters news agency, as the island faces new military threats from China.
Dozens of government agencies, as well as civil groups, participated in the three-hour exercise this Thursday (26), according to the sources, who requested anonymity.
In recent years, China has stepped up military threats, including this month’s large build-up of naval forces and daily military activities near Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own.
The exercise held inside the presidential office in the capital Taipei was led by Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim and National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu, officials familiar with the meeting told Reuters.
The action simulated scenarios including “high-intensity” warfare in China’s so-called gray zone, as well as when the island is “on the brink of conflict” to test the response readiness of Taiwan’s government offices and civil society, he highlighted. a source.
President Lai Ching-te warned that Taiwan is “running against time” to develop disaster-fighting capabilities and enhance “deterrence against an invading enemy.”
“Peace and stability in the first island chain are being collectively challenged by authoritarian states,” Lai highlighted in a statement from his office, although he did not mention any specific country.
The first island chain is a group of archipelagos extending roughly from Indonesia in an arc northeast of Japan, encompassing the South China Sea and the East China Sea.
China’s Taiwan Affairs Office did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
China has organized two rounds of major military exercises, one in May and another in October, around Taiwan this year to pressure the island. They were called “Joint Sword – 2024A” and B, respectively.
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