President Lai Inspects Han Kuang War Games: Peace Relies on Own Strength, Not a Piece of Agreement
President Lai Ching-te inspected the "Han Kuang No. 42" war games, stating that exercises should be based on actual combat standards, combining societal defense resilience and asymmetric warfare thinking to continuously enhance the military's response capabilities and overall deterrence. The President emphasized that peace does not rely on a piece of agreement but on one's own strength, calling on the Legislative Yuan across party lines to support the special defense budget to strengthen self-defense capabilities. This war game aims to enhance civil-military cooperation, build asymmetric combat power, and improve deterrence.
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(CNA Reporter Wen Kuei-hsiang, Taipei 14th) – President Lai Ching-te today inspected the "Han Kuang No. 42" war games, stating that exercises should be based on actual combat standards, combining societal defense resilience and asymmetric warfare thinking, to continuously enhance the military's response capabilities and overall deterrence. He emphasized that peace does not rely on a piece of agreement but on one's own strength, calling on the Legislative Yuan across party lines to support the special defense budget to strengthen self-defense capabilities.
The Armed Forces' Han Kuang No. 42 "Computer-Assisted Command Post Exercise" (computer war games) is being held from the 11th to the 24th, a continuous 14-day and 13-night computer simulation.
The President posted on Facebook that he visited the Joint Operations Command Center today to understand the situation of the Han Kuang No. 42 computer war games and personally thanked the officers and soldiers for shouldering the responsibility of defending the nation, guarding sovereignty and peace around the clock.
The President encouraged commanders at all levels to demonstrate their true abilities without reservation, to find shortcomings and discover problems with an attitude of treating exercises as actual combat, in order to continuously strengthen combat power. By simulating the most extreme battlefield environments and deducing the most complex threat scenarios, they can possess the strongest response capabilities.
The President stated that this Han Kuang war game combines the concept of overall societal defense resilience, not only to enhance the degree of civil-military cooperation but also to ensure that the military implements the spirit of "new training, new thinking, new equipment, new technology" to build asymmetric combat power and enhance deterrence.
He said that maintaining peace is a common expectation of the people, but peace does not rely on a piece of agreement but on one's own strength. Only by strengthening self-defense capabilities can true peace be achieved.
The President stated that as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, his government has the obligation and responsibility to promote the special defense budget and support the military; he hopes that the Legislative Yuan, regardless of party affiliation, will jointly support the government's complete plan, so that the special defense budget will not be discounted and can be passed as soon as possible.
President Lai said he firmly believes that this special budget, which has received over 70% public support, can not only build a "Taiwan Shield" but also effectively support the military and protect the lives and property of the people. (Editor: Hsieh Chia-chen) 1150414
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(CNA Reporter Wen Kuei-hsiang, Taipei 14th) – President Lai Ching-te today inspected the "Han Kuang No. 42" war games, stating that exercises should be based on actual combat standards, combining societal defense resilience and asymmetric warfare thinking, to continuously enhance the military's response capabilities and overall deterrence. He emphasized that peace does not rely on a piece of agreement but on one's own strength, calling on the Legislative Yuan across party lines to support the special defense budget to strengthen self-defense capabilities.
The Armed Forces' Han Kuang No. 42 "Computer-Assisted Command Post Exercise" (computer war games) is being held from the 11th to the 24th, a continuous 14-day and 13-night computer simulation.
The President posted on Facebook that he visited the Joint Operations Command Center today to understand the situation of the Han Kuang No. 42 computer war games and personally thanked the officers and soldiers for shouldering the responsibility of defending the nation, guarding sovereignty and peace around the clock.
The President encouraged commanders at all levels to demonstrate their true abilities without reservation, to find shortcomings and discover problems with an attitude of treating exercises as actual combat, in order to continuously strengthen combat power. By simulating the most extreme battlefield environments and deducing the most complex threat scenarios, they can possess the strongest response capabilities.
The President stated that this Han Kuang war game combines the concept of overall societal defense resilience, not only to enhance the degree of civil-military cooperation but also to ensure that the military implements the spirit of "new training, new thinking, new equipment, new technology" to build asymmetric combat power and enhance deterrence.
He said that maintaining peace is a common expectation of the people, but peace does not rely on a piece of agreement but on one's own strength. Only by strengthening self-defense capabilities can true peace be achieved.
The President stated that as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, his government has the obligation and responsibility to promote the special defense budget and support the military; he hopes that the Legislative Yuan, regardless of party affiliation, will jointly support the government's complete plan, so that the special defense budget will not be discounted and can be passed as soon as possible.
President Lai said he firmly believes that this special budget, which has received over 70% public support, can not only build a "Taiwan Shield" but also effectively support the military and protect the lives and property of the people. (Editor: Hsieh Chia-chen) 1150414
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FAQ
What is the name of the exercise inspected by President Lai Ching-te?
President Lai Ching-te inspected the "Han Kuang No. 42" war games.
What did President Lai say about peace?
President Lai emphasized that peace does not rely on a piece of agreement but on one's own strength.