{"id":4970,"date":"2026-07-28T05:17:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T05:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/4970\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T05:17:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T05:17:06","slug":"taiwan-drills-to-test-relocating-arms-production-under-chinese-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/4970\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan Drills to Test Relocating Arms Production Under Chinese Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

TAIPEI, July 28 (Reuters) – Taiwan will test relocating weapons \u2060production \u2060lines and converting civilian factories \u2060for military use in annual drills next month, the defence ministry said \u200bon Tuesday, aiming to sustain combat operations if Chinese attacks hit supply hubs.<\/p>\n

The exercise, part of \u200cthe annual Han Kuang war games \u200cfrom August 5 to 14, will simulate China using routine military drills to conceal \u2060preparations for a \u2060full invasion of Taiwan, prompting the island’s armed forces to immediately \u200braise combat readiness and conduct rapid-response drills.<\/p>\n

The drill will test whether Taiwan can disperse industrial production while maintaining output needed to support its armed forces in a conflict, according to the ministry’s planning outline.<\/p>\n

The \u200bfocus reflects one of Taiwan’s central wartime concerns: that China, which claims the democratically \u2060governed island \u2060as its own, would \u2060seek to paralyse \u200bcommand centres, ports, logistics sites and defence industry facilities early in any attack. Taiwan’s government \u200brejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims, \u2060saying it is already an independent country.<\/p>\n

The drills assume “Chinese forces use routine annual joint military exercises as cover for large-scale landing training, concealing plans to attack Taiwan while completing final assault preparations,” Major General Lu Wen-yuan, head of the Joint Operations Division, told a press briefing.<\/p>\n

Lu said \u2060the drill will simulate the wartime relocation of the Armaments Bureau’s 202nd Arsenal in \u2060the capital Taipei and mobilise\u00a0civilian factories responsible for “whole-system assembly” after an emergency order is issued.<\/p>\n

The drills will also test Taiwan’s ability to keep sea lanes open and protect shipments of critical supplies, Lu said, adding the navy and coast guard will conduct joint drills using live troops, equipment and ammunition for coast guard vessel refits, coastal strikes, maritime law enforcement and escorts for critical supplies.<\/p>\n

The drills come as Taiwan reports a sharp rise in Chinese coast guard activity around the island, heightening \u2060concern in Taipei that Beijing could escalate pressure off Taiwan’s Pacific coast and threaten vital supply routes.<\/p>\n

For the first time, Taiwan will also deliberately slow mobile internet speeds during the 10-day drill, testing how citizens would communicate if bandwidth became scarce \u200bin emergencies ranging from disasters to a Chinese invasion.<\/p>\n

(Reporting By Yimou Lee \u200band Yi-chin Lee; Editing by Saad Sayeed)<\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.<\/p>\n

Photos You Should See \u2013 June 2026<\/p>\n

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