Taiwan Holds Live-Fire Drill With U.S. Weapons Near China as Trump Visits Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on the 13th and began a two-night, three-day visit to China, while Taiwan conducted live-fire drills using U.S.-made weapons on a frontline island facing mainland China. The exercise drew attention because it took place on the same day that the U.S.-China diplomatic schedule began, and in a Taiwanese forward area close to China. The original report described the site as a frontline island adjacent to the Chinese mainland and said the weapons used were made in the United States. Taiwan’s live-fire training can be viewed as an example of military activity by relevant parties amid regional security conditions and the course of U.S.-China relations. Source: mk.co.kr.