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Reuters (21 June 2026)

Taiwan's military will hold a five-day combat readiness drill this week, the defence ‌ministry said on Sunday, as part of modernisation plans to shift its training focus to more realistic exercises simulating war, away from setpiece events.

Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory despite the objections of the government in Taipei, ​says China's armed forces routinely operate in the skies and seas around the island ​in an effort to pressure it to accept Chinese sovereignty.

Taiwan's military has begun ⁠basing some of its drills on a scenario in which China suddenly turns one of its ​regular exercises around the island into an actual attack.

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