Two 8-inch self-propelled artillery guns are fired during the 35th “Han Kuang” military drill in southern Pingtung county, Taiwan, on May 30, 2019. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images
Taiwan’s 2025 Han Kuang military drill will be twice as long as previous years and, for the first time, will simulate responses to the Chinese regime’s so-called gray zone tactics that Taipei officials say could precede a full-scale invasion.
Speaking at a press briefing on July 1, Maj. Gen. Tung Chi-hsing, director of Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense’s Joint Operations Planning Division, said this year’s live-fire exercise will run from July 9 to 18, a significant expansion from the typical five-day, four-night format.
