President takes part in computerized war games
ROC Central News Agency
2013/05/28 14:50:34
Taipei, May 28 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou on Tuesday participated in a virtual military exercise that simulated conflicts in the East and South China Seas.
Ma arrived at the National Political-Military Command Center in Taipei's Dazhi district at midday in a "Yunpao" CM-32 armored vehicle -- his first ride in the vehicle -- to preside over the computerized war games.
The war games, scheduled to last 10.5 hours starting at 7 a.m., are aimed at testing the government's coordination mechanism in times of crisis, the National Security Council (NSC) said.
The war game scenarios were set in the East and South China Seas because in recent years, several military confrontations over territorial disputes have occurred in those areas, which are considered two potential flashpoints in Asia, the council said.
Officials, however, said the war games were not related to the May 9 attack on a Taiwanese fishing boat by Philippine coast guard personnel that left a fisherman dead.
Besides the NSC, the virtual exercise also involved the Presidential Office, National Security Bureau and relevant agencies under the Executive Yuan.
(By Kelven Huang and Y.F. Low)
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