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Taiwanese Military and City Defense System Conduct Joint Urban Resilience and Han Kuang Exercises

In Taiwan's security defense system, the Urban Resilience Exercise and the Han Kuang Exercise are two crucial components. The Urban Resilience Exercise is

In Taiwan's security defense system, the Urban Resilience Exercise and the Han Kuang Exercise are two crucial components. The Urban Resilience Exercise is a defense exercise focused on urban areas, aimed at testing command systems, civilian force integration, and the continuity of medical systems, ensuring that cities can rapidly convert, integrate resources, and maintain normal operation in the face of wartime or major disasters. At the same time, the Han Kuang Exercise is the Ministry of National Defense's annual combat power check for the military, testing the military's combat power and strategic capabilities in war.

This year, the two exercises have been conducted together for the first time, signifying that the Urban Resilience Exercise is no longer performed separately but is merged with the military's combat power check. This change implies that the Urban Resilience Exercise will give more emphasis to military-civilian integration and the cultivation of urban defense capabilities.

In today's inspection activity, Vice President Tsai Ing-wen emphasized that the merged exercises this time focus on testing the continuity of command systems, civilian force integration, and the continuity of medical systems. These three capabilities are crucial components of the urban defense system and are essential for the operation of cities in wartime or major disasters.

Firstly, the continuity of command systems is the foundation of the urban defense system. The urban defense system requires an efficient command system to unify and direct various resources, ensuring that cities can respond quickly to crises. This requires a clear command system, good communication mechanisms, and proper resource allocation.

Secondly, the integration of civilian forces is another important component of the urban defense system. Civilian forces include various community organizations, volunteers, and civilian self-defense units. These forces can provide the necessary resources and personnel for the urban defense system. Therefore, the urban defense system needs a good mechanism for integrating civilian forces to absorb and integrate their resources and capabilities.

Lastly, the continuity of medical systems is a crucial component of the urban defense system. Medical systems need to be able to provide sufficient medical services in wartime or major disasters. This requires efficient medical systems, sufficient medical resources, and adequate medical personnel.

During this merged exercise, Vice President Tsai Ing-wen emphasized that she hopes, under high-pressure conditions, cities can rapidly convert, integrate resources, and maintain city operations, showcasing full-military defense resilience. This requires efficient command systems, good civilian force integration, and adequate medical systems. At the same time, full participation and support from the public are needed to ensure that cities can respond quickly and maintain normal operation in the face of crises.

In summary, this merged Urban Resilience Exercise and Han Kuang Exercise is an important milestone. It marks the upgrading and further development of the Urban Resilience Exercise, as well as the Ministry of National Defense's emphasis on the urban defense system. This is an important development for Taiwan's security defense system, which will have a profound impact on Taiwan's urban defense system and national defense system.

In the future, Taiwan's urban defense system will continue to develop and improve. The Ministry of National Defense will continue to promote the merger of the Urban Resilience Exercise and the Han Kuang Exercise, and will continue to develop and improve the urban defense system. This will have a profound impact on Taiwan's security defense system and urban defense system.

Therefore, this merged Urban Resilience Exercise and Han Kuang Exercise is an important milestone, marking the development and further development of Taiwan's urban defense system and national defense system. It will have a profound impact on Taiwan's security defense system and urban defense system.

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