Taiwan fire array of missiles in military drills as ’threat of China looms’

TAIWAN army staged live-fire exercises on Tuesday night (September 6) as part of a series of military exercises. Flares lit up targets on a mountain side at a base in Taiwan’s far-southern Pingtung County while tanks and cannons fired in almost complete darkness. Apache attack helicopters, Ching-kuo Indigenous Defence Fighters, artillery and drones were expected to feature in the drills in Pingtung. Although the drills were part of a regular round of exercises that happen annually, this year’s focus was on the threat Taiwan is facing from its neighbour China. “Although communist China has recently incessantly made moves towards us, trying to incite disputes, we will still carry on with exercises in the spirit of preparing for war without seeking war,” said Huang Jingfeng, a commanding battalion officer leading the exercise. The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the b