The military yesterday held scheduled anti-landing drills in Pingtung County as China’s military exercises continued in the sea and air around Taiwan.
The Tien Lei live-fire exercises were being conducted at an army range on the county’s coast near Fonggang (楓港) in Fangshan Township (枋山).
The drills, which lasted just under an hour, had long been scheduled for yesterday and tomorrow, said Major General Lou Woei-jye (樓偉傑), spokesman for the Eighth Army Corps.
The 43 Artillery Command and the 333rd Mechanized Infantry Brigade were participating in the counter-amphibious landing exercise in conjunction with other formations and the coast guard, Lou said.
Thirty-eight howitzers were
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