TAIPEI -- Taiwan's first "tabletop" war game held late last week was part of a concerted effort to enhance defensive preparedness that will continue into 2025, with Taipei seeking to work with like-minded partners, according to a senior Taiwanese security official.
The three-hour exercise brought together dozens of central and local government agencies to respond to a simulated attack by China. The drill -- chaired by Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim, presidential office chief Pan Men-an and National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu -- was held days after Beijing launched what Taiwanese officials described as its biggest naval deployment in nearly 30 years.
