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By Wendell Minnick
TAIPEI — In preparation for upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations, a tri-service exercise by the Taiwan military demonstrated its resolve to protect the self-ruled island from a surprise Chinese attack during the week-long holiday in February. The Jan. 26-27 exercise was designed to shore up public confidence in the military’s ability to protect Taiwan during celebrations.
The exercise comes on the heels of a landslide victory in both the legislative and presidential elections for the independence-minded Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). The DPP swept the Beijing-friendly Kuomintang (KMT) from power during Jan. 16 polls. China claims Taiwan as sovereign territory and has threatened to invade the fledgling democracy should it declare formal independence.
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