Taiwan live-fire drill

Taiwan live-fire drill

MAGONG, Taiwan - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou speaks during the island's first live-fire drill since 2008 on the outlying Penghu Islands in the Taiwan Strait on April 17, 2013. The exercise is aimed at testing Taiwan's ability to fend off an attack from China, simulating attacks by sea, air and land.

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