Taiwanese soldiers fire artillery during a live-fire drill in Pingtung, Taiwan, on Aug 9, 2022. - Reuters
FENGGANG, Taiwan (AFP): Taiwan's military held a live-fire artillery drill Tuesday (Aug 9) simulating a defence of the island against an attack after days of massive Chinese war games, an AFP journalist at the site of the exercise said.
Lou Woei-jye, spokesman for Taiwan's Eighth Army Corps, confirmed the drills started in the southern county of Pingtung shortly after 0040 GMT with the firing of target flares and artillery, ending within an hour at 0130 GMT.
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