Han Kuang Exercise, Taiwan
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Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has watched live-fire drills with new U.S.-made Abrams M1A2T tanks during annual defense exercises.
Taiwan launched its largest ever military drills on Wednesday, starting with simulated attacks on its command systems and infrastructure ahead of a Chinese invasion, senior defence officials said.
Taiwan's newly acquired HIMARS and Abrams tanks would raise the costs of a Chinese amphibious landing, a defense analyst says.
Taiwan conducted live-fire exercises with U.S.-made tanks as President Lai Ching-te watched, amid tensions with China over the island's sovereignty.
The Telegraph visited a primary school in Miaoli, 60 miles south of the capital Taipei, where around 70 reserve soldiers assembled, loaded and aimed firearms, including 65K2 rifles, M249 squad machine guns and T74 platoon machine guns.
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Al Jazeera on MSNTaiwan holds huge war games to role play Chinese invasion scenariosThe annual 10-day Han Kuang exercise will test Taiwan’s ability to respond to a Chinese attack on its command structure.