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// DOSSIER — taiwan-han-kuang-military-drills-civilian-factory-relocation
Taiwan to Test Civilian Factories and Production Relocation in Han Kuang Military Drills
REL_TIME: 29 Jul 2026 05:27Z · LANG: EN
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense announced that its annual Han Kuang military exercises, scheduled from August 5 to 14, 2026, will test the island's ability to convert civilian factories for defense manufacturing and relocate weapons production lines. The drills will simulate a scenario in which China uses routine military exercises as cover for a full-scale invasion, challenging Taiwan to maintain military output and operational readiness even if critical defense infrastructure and command centers are attacked. The exercises will also feature joint Navy and Coast Guard operations to secure maritime supply routes and a temporary 30-minute mobile internet throttling drill across 14 cities and counties to test communication resilience during wartime emergencies.
// Background
Beijing claims Taiwan as part of its territory and maintains readiness to use force for unification, while Taiwan rejects Beijing's claims and operates as a self-governing democracy. Chinese naval, air, and coast guard forces conduct near-daily patrols around Taiwan. In addition to traditional military pressure, Taiwan faces risks from potential blockades and severed undersea communications cables, prompting Taipei to step up civil defense, communications redundancy, and wartime manufacturing preparedness.
// Key Developments
- Han Kuang drills from August 5 to 14 will simulate response capabilities to a Chinese invasion disguised as routine exercises.
- Drills will test relocating the Armaments Bureau's 202nd Arsenal in Taipei and converting civilian factories for full-system weapons assembly.
- Taiwan's Navy and Coast Guard will conduct joint live-fire operations to protect essential maritime supply routes and escort critical shipments.
- Mobile data speeds will be throttled to 1% across 14 northern and central regions for 30 minutes to evaluate emergency communications resilience.
- Chinese government ship presence near Taiwan spiked to 263 vessels in June 2026, up from 200 in May 2026 and 171 in June 2025.
// Timeline
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Taiwan records 171 Chinese government vessels operating around the island.
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Chinese government vessel presence around Taiwan increases to 200 ships.
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Chinese government vessel presence around Taiwan rises sharply to 263 ships.
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Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense announces wartime weapons production relocation and factory conversion tests for the upcoming Han Kuang drills.
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Taiwan to conduct its annual Han Kuang military exercises and urban resilience drills.
// Perspectives
[Taiwan Ministry of National Defense]
Focuses on enhancing combat readiness, decentralizing weapons manufacturing, and testing civil-military resilience against potential Chinese strikes on key infrastructure.
[Government of China (Beijing)]
Claims sovereignty over Taiwan, rejects Taipei's independence, and maintains routine military and coast guard patrols around the island to enforce its unification stance.
// Quotes
“Chinese forces use routine annual joint military exercises as cover for large-scale landing training, concealing plans to attack Taiwan while completing final assault preparations”
