Taiwan Conducts Missile Drills Amid Military Threats From Chinese Regime

Taiwan conducted live-fire missile drills on Monday amid growing military pressure from China’s communist regime. Surface-to-air missiles, including U.S.-made Patriot PAC II and Taiwan’s own Sky Bow III, were launched in front of reporters who took a rare trip to a sensitive test site on the island’s southeastern corner. It’s the first missile drills since Lai Ching-te, whom Beijing branded a “separatist,” became president of the self-ruled island, over which the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) claims sovereignty. Taiwan has raised concerns over Chinese military activity in recent years as Beijing seeks to assert its sovereignty claims, and Taipei has been strengthening its deterrence abilities....