Taiwan to stage five days of combat readiness drills
Taiwan's military is launching a five-day combat readiness drill to modernize training and simulate realistic war scenarios. The exercise comes amid ongoing tensions with China, which continues to increase military activity near the island.
Why it matters
Heightened military activity in the Taiwan Strait is a critical geopolitical flashpoint with implications for global security and trade.
Taiwan’s military will hold a five-day combat readiness drill this week, the Defence Ministry said on Sunday (June 21, 2026), as part of modernisation plans to shift its training focus to more realistic exercises simulating war, away from setpiece events.
The article reports on military maneuvers from the perspective of the Taiwanese government while acknowledging the context of Chinese territorial claims.
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