Taiwan military stages drill aimed at repelling China attack

19/1/2021 13:13

        Taiwanese troops using tanks, mortars and small arms staged a drill Tuesday aimed at repelling an attack from China, which has increased its threats to reclaim the island and its own displays of military might.
        
        "No matter what is happening around the Taiwan Strait, our determination to guard our homeland will never change," said Maj. Gen. Chen Chong-ji said, director of the department of political warfare, about the exercise at Hukou Army Base south of the capital Taipei.
        
        Chen said the exercise was intended as a show of Taiwan's determination to maintain peace between the sides through a show of force.
        
        The drills are also meant to reassure the public the military is maintaining its guard ahead of next month's Lunar New Year festival, when many troops take leave.