This week, Taiwan’s forces held five-day annual military drills, the Han Kuang Exercise, to ramp up the island’s combat readiness. The drills include multiple simulated scenarios of China’s military attacking the self-ruled island.
The ever-present fears of a mainland Chinese invasion in Taiwan were exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. China sees the island as part of its own territory.
On Thursday, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen attended an anti-landing drill at the…