Taiwan to kick off war games with computer simulated invasion by China
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Last Updated: Apr 07, 2021, 10:09 AM IST
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Computer simulations of a Chinese attack on Taiwan will be conducted between April 23 to 30, and will form the first phase of Taiwan s largest annual war games, the Han Kuang exercises, the ministry said. A second phase, which will include live fire drills, is set to take place in July.
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A F-CK-1 Ching-kuo Indigenous Defence Fighter (IDF) is seen at an Air Force base in Tainan, Taiwan, January 26, 2021
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Taiwan will run eight days of computer-aided war games this month, its defence ministry said on Wednesday, days after China said an aircraft carrier was conducting drills near the island and that such exercises would become routine.
Published April 7, 2021, 3:30 PM
While it welcomed the presence of the US Navy’s Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG), the Department of National Defense (DND) stressed the need for restraint in order not to aggravate the already tense situation in the South China Sea amid the aggressive actions of China to assert its claim vrtually in the entire area.
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Defense spokesperson Arsenio Andolong also appealed for calm from all the nations that are not only involved in the territorial dispute but also other countries which have been very vocal in China’s flexing of military muscle in the South China Sea.
Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate
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Zarate said China’s “saber-rattling” by threatening a “strong response” against the Philippine military and the evidence increase of military presence of western powers such as the April 4 entry of the US Navy’s Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) could escalate into a serious conflict.
“In this light, we are calling for a complete demilitarization of the South China Sea amid the ramping up of military and naval presence by China, US and other western powers in the disputed maritime region,” Zarate said.
“The recent aggressive and expansionist actions of China is now apparently being taken as a cue by western powers, particularly the US, France, etc., to increase its military and naval presence in the region,” the lawmaker stressed.
U.S. Navy, Malaysia s air force hold South China Sea bilateral exercises
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Aircraft of the U.S. Navy and the Royal Malaysian Air Force fly over the USS Theodore Roosevelt during bilateral exercises on Tuesday and Wednesday. Photo courtesy of USS Theodore Roosevelt/Twitter
April 7 (UPI) The USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group completed exercises in the South China Sea with Malaysia s air force, the U.S. Navy said on Wednesday.
The aircraft carrier and Carrier Wing 11, escorted by the guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill and destroyers USS Russell and USS John Finn, conducted the bilateral exercise with the Royal Malaysian Air Force on Tuesday and Wednesday.
PETALING JAYA: The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has joined in a bilateral exercise with the US Navy s Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group over the South China Sea.
It was the first bilateral exercise between Malaysia and the United States in 2021, according to the US Defense Visual Information Distribution Service website.
The USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and the Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 had engaged in Dissimilar Air Combat Training with the RMAF, which took place on Wednesday (April 7).
Capt Michael Langbehn, who is the Carrier Air Wing 11 commander, said both countries had the opportunity to hone their tactics and enhance their ability to work side by side.