Taiwan simulates repelling Chinese assault

Taiwan's military simulated repelling a Chinese air landing assault on the strategically vital Penghu Islands on Monday, and will later in the day "throttle" mobile internet for the first time during annual war games.



The 10-day Han Kuang exercise kicked off last week, rehearsing various scenarios should China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, ever make good on threats to try and seize the island by force.



Troops from the First Theatre Command opened fire in the pre-dawn hours on a beach in Penghu, which sits in the Taiwan Strait, with M60A3 tanks, various artillery pieces and anti-aircraft guns.



The troops were combining to form what the military called a "multi-layered" defence against a simulated enemy attempting a rapid coastal landing.