Taiwan fears an invasion from China and organizes military exercises


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Taiwanese military drills come after China extended its own joint sea and air maneuvers around the island on Monday. Taiwan's military conducted a live ammunition artillery exercise on Tuesday simulating the island's defense against a Chinese invasion that the island accuses Beijing of plotting. An Agence France-Presse reporter on the scene noted the start of operations in Pingtung County shortly after 12:40 a.m. (GMT), with flares and artillery fire. The drills ended around 1:30 a.m. (GMT), said Lou Woei-jye, spokesman for Taiwan's Eighth Army Corps. Several hundred troops were deployed, along with about 40 howitzers, the army said. A new...