Two Chinese intelligence boats neared Taiwan’s Orchid Island early Wednesday morning during the third day of the annual Han Kuang military exercises.
A Jin-jiang naval patrol ship approached the Chinese vessels and drove them away with electronic interference. The Chinese ships left at 8am.
The Han Kuang military exercises kicked off Monday. The military launched Patriot surface-to-air missiles and Sky Bow air defense missiles to intercept a simulated missile attack on the Presidential Office.
Then, on Tuesday, Taiwan’s Indigenous Defense Fighters and Mirage 2000 fighter jets took to the skies to intercept a simulated air attack by hostile forces.
Meanwhile, at the Military Police School Linkou Campus, special forces from the military, police, and Coast Guard conducted a drill to rescue government leaders held hostage by invading forces. In addition, a 30-minute public air-raid drill was conducted across Taiwan at 1:30pm.
On Wednesday morning, Taiwan’s military conducted exercises in Pingtung simulating a Chinese invasion.