{"id":5773,"date":"2018-06-07T15:50:45","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T15:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/07\/see-taiwans-military-simulate-fight-against-chinese-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:52:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:52:34","slug":"see-taiwans-military-simulate-fight-against-chinese-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/training-sim\/2018\/06\/07\/see-taiwans-military-simulate-fight-against-chinese-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"See Taiwan\u2019s military simulate a fight against a Chinese attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"966\" height=\"628\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3103\" data-id=\"3103\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Galler-2-Soliders-Red-Helmets.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Galler-2-Soliders-Red-Helmets.jpg.jpg 966w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Galler-2-Soliders-Red-Helmets.jpg.jpg?resize=300,195 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Galler-2-Soliders-Red-Helmets.jpg.jpg?resize=768,499 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Simulating an invasion from China, Taiwanese special forces soldiers practice hand-to-hand combat during the annual Han Kuang exercises at an air base in Taichung County, Taiwan, on June 7, 2018. (Chiang Ying-ying\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"628\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3109\" data-id=\"3109\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-1-Tank-Smoke.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-1-Tank-Smoke.jpg.jpg 950w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-1-Tank-Smoke.jpg.jpg?resize=300,198 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-1-Tank-Smoke.jpg.jpg?resize=768,508 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Tanks perform drills amid heavy smoke during the Han Kuang exercises at an air base in Taiwan. Taiwan&#8217;s war games are intended to display the military\u2019s willingness and ability to fight off an invasion from China. (Chiang Ying-ying\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"994\" height=\"628\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3115\" data-id=\"3115\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-7-Pair-helicopters-storage-containers.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-7-Pair-helicopters-storage-containers.jpg.jpg 994w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-7-Pair-helicopters-storage-containers.jpg.jpg?resize=300,190 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-7-Pair-helicopters-storage-containers.jpg.jpg?resize=768,485 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Taiwanese pilots fly American-made UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters over the annual Han Kuang war games. (Chiang Ying-ying\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1009\" height=\"628\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3121\" data-id=\"3121\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-4-Helicopter-Flares.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-4-Helicopter-Flares.jpg.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-4-Helicopter-Flares.jpg.jpg?resize=300,187 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-4-Helicopter-Flares.jpg.jpg?resize=768,478 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1009px) 100vw, 1009px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Flares launch from a Taiwanese AH-1W Cobra attack helicopter during exercises at an air base in Taichung County, Taiwan, on June 7, 2018. (Chiang Ying-ying\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"628\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3125\" data-id=\"3125\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-6-Jets-pair-jets-flares.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-6-Jets-pair-jets-flares.jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-6-Jets-pair-jets-flares.jpg.jpg?resize=300,188 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-6-Jets-pair-jets-flares.jpg.jpg?resize=768,482 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A pair of F-16 fighter jets display the readiness of the Taiwanese Air Force while launching flares above the Han Kuang exercises in Taiwan. Shortly before the drills began, an F-16 crashed into mountains in northern Taiwan, killing the pilot. (Chiang Ying-ying\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1183\" height=\"628\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3132\" data-id=\"3132\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-9-Tank-One-Smoke.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-9-Tank-One-Smoke.jpg.jpg 1183w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-9-Tank-One-Smoke.jpg.jpg?resize=300,159 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-9-Tank-One-Smoke.jpg.jpg?resize=768,408 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-9-Tank-One-Smoke.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,544 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1183px) 100vw, 1183px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Taiwanese tank advances while leading ground forces exercises at an air base in Taichung County, Taiwan. (Chiang Ying-ying\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1120\" height=\"628\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3139\" data-id=\"3139\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-8-Parachutes-Plane.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-8-Parachutes-Plane.jpg.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-8-Parachutes-Plane.jpg.jpg?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-8-Parachutes-Plane.jpg.jpg?resize=768,431 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-8-Parachutes-Plane.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,574 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Taiwanese airborne soldiers dot the sky as they deploy from a C-130 Hercules cargo plane. The exercise at the sprawling Ching Chuan Kang force base near the central city of Taichung was part of an annual five-day live-fire exercise featuring joint operations of the Air Force, Navy and ground forces. (Chiang Ying-ying\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1007\" height=\"628\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3145\" data-id=\"3145\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-3-Helicopter-Unloading.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-3-Helicopter-Unloading.jpg.jpg 1007w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-3-Helicopter-Unloading.jpg.jpg?resize=300,187 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-3-Helicopter-Unloading.jpg.jpg?resize=768,479 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1007px) 100vw, 1007px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Taiwanese special forces unit exits a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during the annual Han Kuang exercises at an air base in Taichung County, Taiwan. (Chiang Ying-ying\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1040\" height=\"628\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3148\" data-id=\"3148\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-10-Tanks-and-Play-Dead.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-10-Tanks-and-Play-Dead.jpg.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-10-Tanks-and-Play-Dead.jpg.jpg?resize=300,181 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-10-Tanks-and-Play-Dead.jpg.jpg?resize=768,464 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Taiwan-Gallery-10-Tanks-and-Play-Dead.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,618 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Preparing for the possibility of hostilities, tanks from Taiwan&#8217;s military take part in the annual Han Kuang exercises at an air base in Taichung County, Taiwan, on June 7, 2018. (Chiang Ying-ying\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TAICHUNG, Taiwan \u2014 Taiwan\u2019s military on Thursday simulated the repulsing of a Chinese airborne assault on a major air base, amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/training-sim\/2018\/04\/18\/china-sends-warning-to-taiwan-with-naval-drills-near-island\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">heightened tensions<\/a> across the Taiwan Strait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exercise at the sprawling Ching Chuan Kang force base near the central city of Taichung was part of an annual five-day live-fire exercise featuring joint operations of the Air Force, Navy and ground forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday\u2019s exercise featured soldiers in red helmets playing the role of Chinese troops landing by helicopter while special forces troops were deployed against them and tanks launched smokescreens. Other helicopters and fighter jets flew overhead while paratroopers dove from a C-130 transport plane and air-defense missile batteries let fly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The war games are intended to display the military\u2019s willingness and ability to fight off an invasion from China, which claims the self-governing island as its own territory to be brought under its control \u2015 by force if necessary. The sides split amid civil war in 1949.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Addressing dignitaries and the media, President Tsai Ing-wen said she had seen \u201cthe solid strength of our national Army, and I am very confident that our military forces have capabilities to fulfill the task of making effective use of deterrence and defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe strength of our national Army is the guarantee of national security, the foundation of social prosperity, and the staunch backing of the values of democracy and freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2018\/05\/14\/why-is-china-expanding-its-airbase-160-miles-from-taiwan\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/plaaf_su35_h6k.jpg_29115d.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Why is China expanding its air base 160 miles from Taiwan?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">China is adding facilities to the airbase on the East China Sea coast, potentially providing the infrastructure to permanently base combat aircraft closer to islands of which both China and Japan claim ownership.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beijing has stepped up its diplomatic, economic and military pressure on the independence-leaning Tsai since her inauguration more than two years ago, sending warplanes to circle the island and an aircraft carrier through the Taiwan Strait, among other measures aimed at intimidating the island\u2019s 23 million people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Faced with the unwillingness of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2018\/03\/15\/taiwan-renews-interest-in-f-35-to-counter-chinese-first-strike\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" style=\"\">foreign suppliers to sell arms<\/a> to Taiwan under pressure from China, Tsai has vowed to revitalize the domestic arms industry. Submarines, missile boats and missile defense systems are among the weapons most needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the U.S. has continued to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2018\/03\/26\/give-taiwan-the-f-35-to-deter-china-top-senators-tell-trump\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" style=\"\" target=\"_blank\">provide arms<\/a>, and a reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2018\/04\/09\/us-state-department-oks-license-for-submarine-tech-sales-to-taiwan\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">shift in government policy<\/a> could make it easier for Taiwan to purchase what it needs on a case-by-case basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shortly before the Han Kuang exercises began, an F-16 crashed into mountains in northern Taiwan, killing the pilot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taiwan&#8217;s war games are intended to display the military\u2019s willingness and ability to fight off an invasion from 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