On islands key to Taiwan's defense, troops prepare for a Chinese first strike
David Lague and Yimou Lee
Reuters
Updated
TaiwanPlus
The US State Department says it strongly supports Taiwan's participation in this year's Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Palau, calling it a significant contributor to the region. Taiwan has been a PIF development partner since 1993, allowing it to hold sideline events with forum members and o…
PENGHU, Taiwan — In the pre-dawn darkness on an island in the Taiwan Strait, Taiwanese troops last month pulled long, gleaming 105mm shells from their green plastic canisters. After all the ammunition had been checked and safely loaded through hatches on four tanks, troops waited silently for the order to fire.
Taiwan military vehicles are parked inside autos workshop owner Ho Chi-hua's vehicle repair workshop during a drill simulating emergency repairs on damaged military vehicles Aug. 11 in Penghu, Taiwan
Autos workshop owner Ho Chi-hua walks through his vehicle repair workshop as Taiwan soldiers take part in a drill simulating emergency repairs on damaged military vehicles Aug. 11, in Penghu, Taiwan.
A week into Taiwan’s 10-day Han Kuang military exercise, troops in Taipei are practicing how to treat serious battlefield injuries. The casualty-care drill comes after live-fire exercises on Taiwan’s strategically important outlying Penghu islands.
Taiwan military vehicles are parked inside autos workshop owner Ho Chi-hua's vehicle repair workshop during a drill simulating emergency repairs on damaged military vehicles Aug. 11 in Penghu, Taiwan
Autos workshop owner Ho Chi-hua walks through his vehicle repair workshop as Taiwan soldiers take part in a drill simulating emergency repairs on damaged military vehicles Aug. 11, in Penghu, Taiwan.
