PLA drills reveal shortcomings: reportIN THE DARK: Poor public communication left many people learning about the PLA military exercises online, which was rife with disinformation, a think tank report saidBy Aaron Tu and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writerChina’s military exercises around Taiwan earlier this year showed that intelligence and public affairs mechanisms need to be revised, a defense think tank said. Chinese jets participate in military exercises around Taiwan on Aug. 7. Photo: Xinhua news agency via APSince the exercises, PLA craft crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait has “become routine,” erasing the informal dividing line that previously had generally been respected, it said. As opposed to the third Taiwan Strait crisis, the government “suffered unprecedented criticism” for its insufficient intelligence, the center said. The government should create an entirely new intelligence exchange mechanism with the US, which should include the exchange of personnel, as well as intelligence, the report said.
