Taiwan Holds Large-Scale Military Drills Amid China Tensions

Taiwan Holds Large-Scale Military Drills Amid China Tensions
Soldiers takes part in Han Kuang military drill simulating the China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) invading the island, at Ching Chuan Kang Air Base, in Taichung, Taiwan, on June 7, 2018. Tyrone Siu/Reuters
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TAICHUNG—Taiwan simulated repelling an invading force on June 7 and used civilian-operated drones for the first time as part of annual military drills on the self-ruled island, amid escalating tensions with the Chinese regime.
The drills were presided over by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and watched by the visiting king of eSwatini, the African kingdom formerly known as Swaziland at the center of a diplomatic tug-of-war between Taiwan and China.