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Taiwan's Annual Military Drill Moves Out of the Shadows—and Into Everyday Life
TAICHUNG, Taiwan—In the stillness of a small village on the outskirts of this central Taiwanese city, two CM-34 'Clouded Leopard' armored vehicles rumbled down narrow country lanes, unloading soldiers tasked with countering a simulated Chinese landing force pushing inland.
On the other side of town, two CM-11 'Brave Tiger' battle tanks concealed behind a community center fired mock rounds at a rice paddy, the blasts echoing through the village.