Taiwan canceled some of its annual war games as Typhoon Gaemi made its way to the island on Tuesday ( Jul 23 ), which is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds when it makes landfall later this week.
As China intensifies military pressure on the political area, which Beijing claims as part of its own place, Han Kuang activities are held annually across Taiwan to teach its military forces.
However, Gaemi, which the Central Weather Administration officially classifies as a medium-strength storms, is expected to make landfall in Taiwan on Wednesday and may make landfall in the region’s north.
Sun Li-fang, a spokesman for the defense department, told the media on Tuesday at an airport in eastern Hualien that the government would produce “flexible adjustments based on the climate conditions in our workout missions.”
The effects of the typhoon is more clearly visible in the southeast region right now, he said, and we will adjust some sea and air exercises in response to the typhoon’s situation.
On Tuesday night, the Central Weather Administration issued sea and land instructions, with Gaemi packing experiencing sustained wind velocity of 144 kmh as it made its way to the island’s northern beach.
From May through November, Taiwan experiences numerous tropical winds.
President Lai Ching-te watched as men went through a simulated bulk casualty save workout at the Hualien air force base on Tuesday while wearing military fatigues. The clouds remained orange and rain-free.
Lai, who is a staunch defender of Taiwan’s politics, is regarded as a “dangerous dissident” by China.
China staged war games that simulate an island’s invasion as “punishment” for his opening speech, which Beijing described as a” confession of Taiwan democracy,” three weeks after he took the oath of office in May.
China maintains a nearly daily military appearance around Taiwan by sending in aircraft, army vessels, and drones, and has stated that it will never use force to overthrow Taiwan.