For the first time, the U.S. Army Special Operations Command used Taiwan as a simulated scenario against a Chinese invasion.

(Retrieved from Facebook of U.S. Army Special Warfare Command)

[Compile Yang Fuyi/Comprehensive Report] The US military website "Military.com" reported that the US Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) held its annual combat exercise last week, for the first time simulating the defense of Taiwan against China's invasion; the exercise is used in conjunction with the global war on terrorism The special tactics, weapons, and other tools available to the military reflect a major shift in SOCOM's response to potential conflict with a major military adversary.

Lt. Gen. Jonathan P. Braga, commander of Special Operations Command, said ahead of the annual exercise that under the U.S. National Defense Strategy, China is a real looming challenge to the U.S. "Ultimately, we're trying to prevent a third World War II".

The Pentagon's "National Defense Strategy" states that the "ultimate backing" of the United States is its nuclear weapons capability.

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Call the People's Liberation Army as the enemy and use special tactics to fight

According to reports, this is the first time that this exercise uses Taiwan as a simulated situation, using a physical model to represent a specific field in Taiwan. On the 18th shooting training ground, special forces members fired Carl Gustav recoilless guns, destroyed tunnels, and operated switchblade drones to whizz over a training area. The simulated mission was to enter Taiwan to defend against Chinese invasion.

During the exercise, the Special Operations Command even more rarely directly referred to China and the People's Liberation Army as "enemies."

An officer of the Special Forces "Green Berets" announced to the more than 100 people who supported his actions that his superiors would assign him the task of "carrying out combat operations against the People's Liberation Army on the island of Taiwan."

Helped train Ukrainian U.S. troops to participate in exercises

Some of the civilians participating in the exercise acted as partner forces. Heavily armed special forces soldiers led them through small-group attacks, such as approaching enemy forces on foot, and the US military who helped train Ukrainians also participated in the exercise.

Braga said countering "gray zone" tactics such as China's use of non-state actors to carry out national missions online, how to remain competitive without escalating into a crisis or direct conflict has become an issue that the U.S. Special Warfare Department is trying to balance. Subtle game.