Taiwan's Annual Military Drill Moves Out of the Shadows—and Into Everyday Life
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.
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