Taiwan's AH-64E Apache attack helicopter launches flares during the 36th Han Kung military exercises in Taichung City, central Taiwan, Thursday, July 16, 2020.
(AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)TAICHUNG Taiwan's military fired missiles from the air and the island's shore facing China on Thursday in a live-fire exercise to demonstrate its ability to defend against any Chinese invasion.
We want the world to see our determination and efforts to protect our country. President Tsai Ing-wen said, observing the exercise in a helmet and green military uniform.
China regards Taiwan as a breakaway province that is part of its territory.
The self-governing island of 24 million people lies 160 kilometers (100 miles) off China's southeast coast across the Taiwan Strait.