"Taiwan is not the only possible victim for China's miltary buildup," he said, urging the international community to take note and respond to China's militarization.
"[If action is not taken], then all the members of the international community will have to pay the price," Chen said.
The US, too, has focused a lot of attention on China recently. Last week, the Pentagon released its annual report on China's military modernization, in which it noted that "the cross-strait balance of power was shifting toward Beijing," even as Taiwan's defense spending was falling.
Chen was also quick to push the stalled NT$410.8 billion special arms procurement budget bill, which would allow Taiwan to purchase three major weapons systems from the US. The bill has been blocked by the opposition parties in the Legislative Yuan, who describe it as too costly and unnecessary.
The Han Kuang, or Han Glory, exercises are held every year. In previous years, much of the emphasis of the exercises has been on repelling an amphibious assault.
Yesterday's exercise was the largest counter-special operations drill ever conducted in Taiwan.
The drill was originally scheduled for July 20, but was delayed for one week due to Typhoon Haitang.
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