FENGGANG TOWNSHIP, Taiwan: Taiwan’s military began a live-fire artillery drill Tuesday (Aug 9) simulating the defence of the tropical isle against an attack right after days of massive Chinese military exercises, a good AFP journalist in the site of the physical exercise said.
Lou Woei-jye, speaker for Taiwan’s Eighth Army Corps, verified that the drills had started in the southern county of Pingtung shortly after 0040 GMT (8. 40am Singapore time) with the shooting of target flares and artillery.
The drill can end at around 0130 GMT, this individual added.
China launched its largest-ever war online games around Taiwan last week in the furious response to the visit by House Loudspeaker Nancy Pelosi , the highest-ranking US official to visit the particular self-ruled island in decades.
Taiwan lives under the constant threat of attack by China, which views its neighbour as part of Chinese place to be reclaimed 1 day, by force if necessary.
Taipei’s exercises, taking place on Wednesday and Thursday, includes the deployment associated with hundreds of troops and about 40 howitzers, the particular army said.
Lou said Monday the drills had been already scheduled plus were not being kept in response to China’s workouts.
The island routinely stages military drills simulating the Chinese invasion and last month used repelling attacks from your sea in a “joint interception operation” included in its largest annual exercises.