Military Resumes Live-Missile Tests
From Times Wire Reports
Taiwan’s military test-fired two U.S. Hawk missiles in the Taiwan Strait, resuming live-fire maneuvers suspended a year ago amid acute tension with China, which considers the island a renegade province. The medium-range missiles, Taiwan’s first known live firings since the March 1996 suspension, were shot into the sea from a base in the northern town of Tanshui, the Defense Ministry said. Analysts say the maneuvers are designed principally around the island’s need to defend itself against China.
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