The Taiwan military on March 8 released a news report on various military maneuvers to be conducted in 2005. According to the news report, there will be a total of 50 military drills in 17 items this year, including the "Hanguang" exercise to be launched between April and August, seven trial fire of various missiles of the naval and air forces and 10 combat firing of naval guns between May and December, one maneuver to be directed by a Taiwan army brigade command post in November as well as amphibious combat drills, one in August and another in December.

As is reported by Taiwan media, the Taiwan military claims that the major military drills this year are classified into four categories--operation, mobilization, coring and training. In the future, the Taiwan military will employ a simulation system, and the finely combined combat drill will be taken as continuous refined simulation training, Meanwhile, the military will upgrade the essence of combined combat drills, make an integrated use of various computer systems of various services, and carry out various levels of maneuvers on computers.

By People's Daily Online