CM-32 Yunpao (Clouded Leopard) armoured vehicle in troop carrier configuration (Image: Wiki Commons) |
The live-fire drills of Taiwan's annual Han Kuang military exercises kicked off Monday, simulating an attack from mainland China.
President Ma Ying-jeou, in his capacity as commander of the ROC Armed Forces, inspected the soldiers taking part in the second stage of the Han Kuang 31 series of exercises at a military base in the northern county of Hsinchu.
The war games, which will run through Sept. 11, are taking place on Taiwan proper and on the country's outlying islands and will see the Army, Navy and Air Force test their joint operations in the event of war. They follow computer-aided war games held in May.
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