Han Kuang drills suggest deeper alignment with US

SILVER LINING: The US influence on the drills shows that the two militaries’ ties remain strong, despite Washington ‘flip-flopping’ on showing Taiwan support, an expert said By Simina Mistreanu / AP, TAIPEI Add TT as Preferred Source The structure of this year’s Han Kuang exercises indicate closer ties with the US military, while also emphasizing flexibility and resilience as opposed to primarily putting advanced weapons on display, experts said.The annual military drills began on Wednesday and are to extend through Friday next week across the nation. The live-fire exercises are to test the army’s ability to sustain 24-hour defense operations as well as counter China’s “gray zone” tactics, which stop just short of open warfare. Military personnel stand guard near a Sky Sword 1 surface-to-a