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TAIPEI—Taiwan conducted missile drills simulating the interception of enemy fighters and munitions at a sensitive test site Tuesday, as the island seeks to step up “combat effectiveness” against an increasingly assertive China.
Taiwan has steadily built up its defense capabilities in recent years, making big-ticket weapons purchases while increasing its defense budget to invest in military reforms and a homegrown arsenal. It was the first time in over a decade that reporters were granted access to the base, home to the government-run National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, which specializes in weapons development.
At dawn, soldiers fired the two types of missiles into the sky as RIM-66 Standard missiles were fired from a frigate off the coast.
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