Reuters (March 16) reported (Reuters) that Taiwan held live fire drills on Dongyin, part of the
Taiwan-controlled Matsu archipelago off the coast of China's Fuzhou, on March 16, putting
the spotlight on a remote island that is strategically located at a chokepoint near China - and potentially vulnerable to attack. The exercises are happening as Taipei has raised its alert level
after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, wary of Beijing making a similar move. At a February
seminar in Taipei simulating a Chinese attack on Taiwan, retired Navy Rear Admiral Tan Chihlung said Dongyin's missile sites would be among the first targets of a Chinese attack.
He said, "The People's Liberation Army for sure will go destroy the Hsiung Feng missile base
in Dongyin, it's a must-attack."
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