Taiwan test-fired a new, US-supplied rocket system for the first time. Here's what this means
Taiwan's military conducted its first live-fire test of US-supplied High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) on Monday. CNN's Will Ripley breaks down what this means.
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