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TAIPEI, Taiwan \u2014 Taiwan launched a five-day series of military exercises on Monday, designed to sharpen the island’s combat readiness in the event of an attack by China.<\/p>

In Taoyuan \u2014 the city that houses Taiwan’s largest international airport \u2014 tanks rolled through city streets and highways as armored vehicles from the Army’s 269th Infantry Brigade carried out combat readiness patrols Monday morning. Videos and photos captured the striking scenes of military hardware moving through civilian areas.<\/p>

The exercises, known as the Immediate Combat Readiness Exercises, are intended to measure how quickly military units can be deployed, particularly in response to a sudden increase in Chinese grey-zone warfare. Grey-zone tactics are aggressive actions \u2014 ranging from naval ship patrols to drone flights \u2014 that stop short of outright combat.<\/p>

Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense announced the drills on Sunday afternoon, describing them as realistic in nature, with a focus on what it called “real-time, live-fire and on-site” conditions.<\/p>

According to Taiwan’s semi-official Central News Agency, the exercises are structured to simulate the period just before an enemy force would launch its naval vessels. Officials noted that unplanned drills could also be added going forward, including live responses to Chinese military activity.<\/p>

Taiwan’s defense ministry reported that China’s People’s Liberation Army sent 23 aircraft toward the island between Sunday and Monday morning, along with seven navy ships and five additional Chinese government vessels. China routinely dispatches warplanes, drones, and naval ships toward Taiwan on a daily basis.<\/p>

Taiwan holds combat readiness exercises on a regular basis as it works to strengthen its defenses against persistent military pressure from China. Beijing considers Taiwan part of its territory and has not taken the option of using military force off the table. Earlier this June, Taiwan fired rockets in the direction of China for the first time during a military exercise.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Taiwan has launched a five-day series of military exercises designed to test the island’s ability to respond quickly to a potential Chinese military attack. Tanks and armored vehicles were spotted patrolling streets and highways in the city of Taoyuan, home to Taiwan’s largest international airport. The drills come amid ongoing daily military pressure from China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":85480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1782192642266.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-meJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":84702,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/taiwan-launches-five-day-combat-readiness-military-drills-amid-china-tensions\/","url_meta":{"origin":85481,"position":0},"title":"Taiwan Launches Five-Day Combat Readiness Military Drills Amid China Tensions","author":"Admin","date":"June 21, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Taiwan's military kicked off a week-long combat readiness exercise Monday, running through Friday, as part of efforts to make training more realistic and war-focused. 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