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Taiwan is currently hosting its quarterly Han Kuang military exercise, but parts of the maneuvers have had to be shortened because what could be the most effective typhoon to hit the beach in years  is set to make land.
Han Kuang, in its 40th generation this month, is Taiwan’s largest yearly military training. It covers vital strategic places including Greater Taipei, Tainan and Kaohsiung.
The wind department issued a warning that Typhoon Gaemi is expected to have winds of up to 184 mph, gusts of up to 227 mph, and dump heavy rain, and that 29, 000 soldiers had been put on stand-by for disaster pleasure.
The wind, which is expected to hit Taiwan on Wednesday night, is expected to be the strongest to hit the country in eight decades and will result in significant landslides and flooding. East of the island, the regions of Yilan and Hualien County are anticipated to be the worst hit.
A fighter jet exercise that departs Hualien Air Base fast, landing, and recharging has been postponed.  ,
Taiwan Railways announced that all of its service had been suspended for 12 hours starting on Wednesday evening, and plenty of commercial flights had also been canceled or delayed.
Agencies and schools are shut down in Taipei’s money, and the streets are empty.
The game may continue.
The ministry of defense said most of the maneuvers, scheduled for July 22-26, are to move forward despite the weather.
On Wednesday night, the First Theatre of Operation of the Chinese army conducted a combined anti-landing workout on Penghu isle in the Taiwan Strait. For the first time, the practice was life streamed on Facebook, the department said.
Just ground troops were participating in the training, though naval and air support were being suspended as a result of the bad weather. The drills are intended to train the forces to deal with any getting attempts by the Chinese government.
Responding to the information about the training, a Taiwanese spokeswoman said Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party, or DPP, had “exaggerated the so-called island risk”.
Zhu Fenglian, a representative for the Chinese Taiwan Affairs Office, claimed that the DPP’s rely on other nations and its use of force to aspire to independence have” significantly increased tension and turbulence in the Taiwan Strait and really threatened Taiwan’s security and well-being.”
Beijing believes that political Taiwan is a Chinese state that needs to be reunited with the island, by force if necessary. Barricades and landings , are deemed the most possible scenarios if China were to choose that opportunity. Typical exercises are conducted by the Chinese military close to the beach.
Besides Han Kuang, the yearly Wanan air raid security exercise , is being held this year from , Monday to Thursday across Taiwan.  ,
Taiwan has five theaters of procedure, as well as two protection offices on the remote islands of Kinmen and Matsu, both close to mainland China.
