TAICHUNG, Taiwan: Taiwanese soldiers on Thursday fought off simulated coastal assaults from China during their biggest annual live-fire exercises of t...
Projectiles are launched from Taiwanese-made Thunderbolt-2000 multiple rocket systems during the annual Han Kuang military drills in Taichung on July 16, 2020. — AFP: Taiwanese soldiers on Thursday fought off simulated coastal assaults from China during their biggest annual live-fire exercises of the year, as Beijing ramps up military pressure on the island.
Thursday’s simulation saw Taiwan’s fighter jets, warships and ground troops repelling an enemy attempt to land on a beach in the central city of Taichung in an operation involving some 8,000 service members. In recent decades it has found itself increasingly outnumbered and outgunned by China’s enormous People’s Liberation Army.
Last year President Xi Jinping gave an especially bellicose speech about Taiwan, warning its unification was “inevitable”. That has pushed Taiwan to develop its own hardware, including advanced missiles, boats and a new trainer jet. Under US President Donald Trump, Washington has become far more willing to sell big-ticket items including F-16 fighter jets and other hardware.
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