Defence drills being held


Live-fire drill: Soldiers firing the 155-inch howitzers in the Pingtung county. — AFP

TAIWAN held an artillery drill yesterday simulating defence against an attack as its top diplomat accused Beijing of preparing to invade the island after days of massive Chinese war games.

China launched its largest-ever air and sea exercises around Taiwan last week in a furious response to a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island in decades.

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