Taiwan's air, sea and land forces conducted a drill to repel an invading force on Thursday, as its defence minister pledged to defend the self-ruled island against China's rising military threat.
(Text from Reuters)
During annual military exercises across the island this week, fighter jets have landed on Taiwan`s main highway and air raid drills have shut its major cities.
While it was just a mock exercise, Defence Minister Yen Teh-fa left no doubt where the greatest perceived threat lay.
(Photograph:Reuters)