Taiwan carries out military drills as China threat looms | ITV News

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What used to be an annual rehearsal has become a show of readiness. For 36 years Taiwan has staged its military drills, with a day dedicated to a mock invasion from China. Never has that day felt more important, the threat more real, says Asia Correspondent Debi Edward.

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