China Calls Taiwan's Annual Military Drills a 'Wasteful Charade' China's defense ministry has dismissed Taiwan's annual Han Kuang military drills as a "wasteful charade" and an exercise in "war panic.
" This is not the first time Beijing has employed this tactic to downplay Taipei's defensive preparations.
Beneath the familiar rhetoric, however, lies a more complex dynamic – one that speaks to the deeper concerns of Taiwan's national security.