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Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:37
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TAIPEI (XFN-ASIA) - Taiwan plans to stage a series of live-fire war games, codenamed 'Han Kuang 23' (Han Glory), from next month until May as part of efforts to assess its defense capabilities against mainland China, the defense ministry said.Drills on the islands of Kinmen, Matsu and Penghu and in southern Pingtung county will aim to prevent enemy landings, while exercises in the eastern county of Hualien will focus on defense of the airport there, it said.'Hopefully this year's exercises could be done in a more practical way, like in a war,' defense ministry spokesman Major General Wu Chi-fang said, adding that details have yet to be finalized.China considers Taiwan a part of its territory and has repeatedly threatened to invade the island should it declare formal independence.afp/net
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