Taiwan launches five-day 'immediate combat readiness' drill

Exercise aims for more realistic practice of rapid deployment in a crisis

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Members of the Taiwanese navy are briefed in front of mobile missile launchers in Taoyuan in October 2024. Officials want to speed up the time it takes to transition from a peacetime to a wartime posture.  © Reuters

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan -- Taiwan's military is holding a five-day combat readiness exercise this week in a shift toward more realistic, less scripted drills amid growing concern over Chinese maneuvers.

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