Taiwan’s military has stepped up training in decentralised command and control, aiming to ensure frontline units can operate independently in the event of a sudden attack from Beijing.
The shift comes as defence and intelligence officials warn lawmakers that mainland China has significantly expanded its ability to pivot from military exercises to actual combat.
This expansion raised the risk that a crisis in the Taiwan Strait could escalate with little warning and overwhelm traditional top-down...
Will Taiwan’s decentralised military model raise more questions than it solves?
Published 4 hours ago
Source: scmp.com

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