Taiwan conducts military drills


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Tuesday, 19 January 2021 6:15 PM Taiwan has conducted military drills in presumed preparation for potential military attacks. Taiwanese forces took part in military exercises at the Hukou army base south of Taipei on Tuesday. Small arms, mortars, and tanks were used in the drills presumably aimed at increasing the readiness of Taiwanese forces against potential attacks. Taiwan is a self-ruled territory subject to Chinese sovereignty. But it has been defying Beijing under its current government, and the United States has been courting Taipei in an attempted affront to China and in violation of the "One China" policy, under which...