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Taiwanese island preparing for Chinese first strike

• DAVID LAGUE AND YIMOU LEE
  Reuters
• Sep 13, 2026
• Sep 13, 2026
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Taiwanese soldiers prepare ammunition for a live-fire drill during a Han Kuang military exercise Aug. 10 in Penghu, Taiwan.

• ANN WANG PHOTOS, REUTERS

Taiwanese soldiers prepare ammunition for a live-fire drill during the Han Kuang military exercise Aug. 10 in Penghu, Taiwan.

Taiwanese soldiers participate in a live-fire drill during the Han Kuang military exercise Aug. 10 in Penghu, Taiwan.

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DAVID LAGUE AND YIMOU LEE
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PENGHU, Taiwan — In the predawn darkness on an island in the Taiwan Strait, Taiwanese troops last month pulled long, gleaming 105mm shells from their green plastic canisters. After all the ammunition had been checked and safely loaded through hatches on four tanks, troops waited silently for the order to fire.

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