Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/08/25
By: Lu Hsin-hui and Jay Chen

Kaohsiung, Aug. 25 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) donned a helmet and a bullet-proof vest Thursday as she inspected the annual Han Kuang military exercises as the commander-in-chief of Taiwan’s armed forces for the first time since taking office in May.

The president arrived at a base for joint training in southern Taiwan’s Pintung County to review a live fire drill, the most important part of the Han Kuang exercises.

A total of 143 aircraft, navy ships, tanks and artillery pieces were used in the drill, including U.S.-made Apaches and Black Hawks, which participated in the annaul exercises for the first time.     [FULL  STORY]