Taiwan started a computerised military drill on Monday, set against an imagined scenario in which China invades the island in 2017.
The five-day exercise is part of the island's biggest annual military manoeuvre which is this year codenamed 'Han Kuang 29' (Han Glory 29), officials at the defence ministry said Monday.
The drill simulates a surprise attack by the Chinese in 2017, followed by a large-scale invasion, the ministry said, without explaining why the scenario is being staged in that particular year.
But analysts said the time-frame was reasonable, given China's continued military development and its territorial disputes with neighbouring countries.
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