A recent war simulation has raised alarms over Taiwan’s eastern defences, with findings suggesting the region is increasingly vulnerable to strikes from China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

The large-scale tabletop exercise, held in June, was reviewed yesterday at an event in Taipei organised by the Taipei School of Economics and Political Science Foundation, which also released a book series on the results, as reported by Taipei Times.

According to Taipei Times, the war games showed that Taiwan can no longer assume its eastern region offers a secure fallback for key military assets. With the PLA now fielding submarines and long-range bombers capable of launching cruise missiles from the east, even the fortified Chiashan Air Force Base in Hualien County is at risk.

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