DEFENSE / Han Kuang drills to last 10 days, 9 nights, focus on 'gray zone' tactics
07/01/2025 07:40 PM
The live-fire portion of this year's Han Kuang military exercises will be twice as long as previous drills and have an added focus on China's "gray zone" tactics -- coercive actions that fall short of open conflict, a defense official said Tuesday.
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