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Taiwan Fires Rockets Into Waters Facing China During Live Fire Drills 63%
6/10/2026, 9:29:23 PM
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Taiwan conducting a live fire drill on Wednesday to simulate attacks against potential Chinese invasion. This follows days of harassment from Chinese ships.
For the first time, Taiwan's military used American supplied HIMARS launchers to fire more than 30 rockets into waters facing China.
HIMARS is a type of long-range precision fire launcher.
The drill site was on Taiwan's west coast, an area seen as a possible landing point in the event of an invasion.
In the past, Taiwan has only held live fire drills off its southeastern coast, the side farthest from China.
>> This year, for the first time, we received orders to rapidly mobilize to the launch site and conduct live fire training from the north and south banks of Dajia River.
>> The Taiwanese military says the drill is meant to showcase the capabilities of the US-supplied HIMARS system.
HIMARS are truck-mounted rocket and missile launchers designed for precision strikes.
The system allows forces to hit targets accurately and then quickly relocate to avoid counterattacks.
Taiwan's message to Beijing appears calculated. During the live fire drill, Taiwan launched rockets within a limited range, about 6 mi off its coast.
But the island also has missiles capable of striking targets on mainland China. The Trump administration previously approved a sale of more than 80 HIMARS systems to Taiwan, along with about 400 missiles that can reach China's southeastern coast.
coast. The drill also comes as President Trump signals openness to speaking with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, while weighing a possible $14 billion arms sale to the island.
>> Mr. President,
>> Have you made a decision on the arms sales to Taiwan that you talked about last year?
>> We're looking at that, yeah.
>> Are you planning on talking to Taiwan's president about it?
>> I'll always talk to him, but we're looking at it.
>> Military officials involved in the drill said it was designed to simulate real combat conditions as closely as possible.
This time, soldiers were given just 1 day to prepare for the live-fire exercise compared to a full week in previous drills.
Beijing's Taiwan Affairs Office called Taiwan's drill a bluff meant to bolster confidence.
The drill comes after a series of Chinese naval deployments near Taiwan this month.
Just on Sunday, five Chinese ships claimed a jurisdiction over waters near the island. They questioned three commercial vessels about their origin and destination.
The Chinese ships have since been expelled.
And prior to that, Beijing also sent four vessels east of Taiwan calling it a special operation.
Chinese and Taiwanese coast guard ships have also faced off near Pratas Island, a Taiwan-controlled island in the South China Sea.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has wrapped up his high-profile visit to North Korea.
The joint statement released by Beijing and Pyongyang completely omitted the word denuclearization.
When pressed by reporters, China's foreign ministry spokesperson said Beijing's policy on the Korean Peninsula remains consistent and stable.
The omission stands in contrast to his last visit to Pyongyang back in 2019.
At that time, he said Beijing was willing to play a constructive role in achieving a denuclearized Korean Peninsula.
So, why the change? Analysts see two possibilities.
One view is that Beijing is now implicitly accepting North Korea as a nuclear-armed state. The other interpretation suggests China has changed its playbook, prioritizing stability first and worrying about nukes later.
The silence stands in contrast to recent diplomacy. Last month, following the summit between President Trump and Xi in Beijing, the White House claimed both leaders reaffirmed their shared goal of a denuclearized North Korea.
However, Beijing's official readout only noted that the two sides consulted on the issue. While in Pyongyang, Xi and Kim Jong-un paid a highly symbolic visit to the Friendship Tower honoring Chinese soldiers who fought against US-led forces in the Korean War.
State media reports both leaders agreed to carry forward that anti-US spirit.
Some Taiwanese experts argue that while the trip appeared to focus on developments on the Korean Peninsula, it also carries broader strategic significance.
They say Beijing may be seeking additional leverage in the US-China competition across the Indo-Pacific.
If the US increases pressure on China over Taiwan or trade, Beijing could potentially use North Korea's actions to divert Washington's attention and resources.
Turning now to a major move to counter global economic uncertainty, meeting for their first summit in 3 years, the European Union and South Korea have signed a sweeping new digital trade pact.
The two leaders are also locking arms on defense, agreeing to share classified security data and passenger manifests.
It comes at a critical time as both sides seek to protect themselves from an increasingly fractured geopolitical landscape.
That landscape is being shaped by rising US tariffs, Chinese export curbs, and ongoing wars
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