July 9 marks the start of Han Kuang, Taiwan’s largest annual military exercise. This year’s will be the longest ever, with 10 days of live-fire drills. Notably, it will also incorporate more civilian defense exercises and gray-zone scenarios, demonstrating Taiwan’s focus on whole-of-society readiness in the face of China’s increasing belligerence toward the island and across the Indo-Pacific region. President William Lai has already committed to increasing Taiwan’s defense budget to over 3