Key facts
- Taiwan's military will hold a five-day combat readiness drill from Monday to Friday.
- The exercise is part of modernization plans to simulate realistic war scenarios.
- The drills aim to strengthen rapid peacetime-to-wartime transition and priority deployment actions.
- China conducted a "combat readiness patrol" with 21 aircraft near Taiwan on Sunday.
- Taiwan's annual Han Kuang war games are expected in August.
Taiwan's military is set to commence a five-day combat readiness exercise starting Monday, as announced by the defence ministry. This drill is part of ongoing modernization efforts to shift training focus from fixed events to more realistic simulations of wartime conditions. The exercise, described as an "Immediate Combat Readiness Exercise," will involve actual troops, terrain, and equipment to enhance units' familiarity with combat practices and battlefield environments during the readiness deployment phase.