Taiwan will practice thwarting a Chinese 'invasion' in annual live fire drills in June, simulating surprise coastal assaults to reflect increased military threats from Beijing, officials said Tuesday.
The military drill will also include civilians, with privately owned drones enlisted to help conduct surveillance and mark targets, while private telecom companies will aid in communication.
This comes after China held live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait - the narrow waterway separating the Chinese mainland from Taiwan - last week, following several naval manoeuvres in the area.
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Chinese officials said their drills were to safeguard Beijing's territorial sovereignty, a major priority for President Xi Jinping.
Although Taiwan is a self-ruling democracy, it has never formally declared independence from the mainland and Beijing still sees it as a renegade province to be brought back into the fold, by force if necessary.
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Cross-strait relations have steadily deteriorated since 2016 when President Tsai Ing-wen took office, largely because she refuses to accept that Taiwan is part of 'one China', and because Beijing is deeply suspicious of her traditionally pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party.
Taiwan's five-day drill, codenamed 'Han Kuang', which means 'Han Glory', will start from June 4.
'Simply put, the main goal of the drill is to make any Chinese communist military mission to invade Taiwan fail,' defence ministry spokesman Chen Chung-chi told reporters.
Long fight: Aged anti-landing barricades are positioned on a beach facing China on the Taiwanese island of Kinmen in the Taiwan Strait
Close quarters: China held live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait last week, an exercise interpreted as a show of force and a message to self-governed Taiwan which China claims as its territory
'It simulates this year's situation and we are taking into consideration China's air and naval movements in the region,' he added.
This year's drill will enlist the coastguard and National Airborne Service Corps, which handles rescue flights, for the first time for 'comprehensive defence', Chen said.
Civilian drones will also participate in the drill for the first time to conduct surveillance and mark targets, while civilian telecom service providers will assist in maintaining communication and control, the ministry said.
'It's not just soldiers' duties to protect the country. Everyone has the responsibility since our defence budget is limited,' Chen said.
Taipei dismissed China's military exercises in the Taiwan Strait last week as 'routine' after expected large-scale naval manoeuvres failed to materialise and called it the 'cheapest way of verbal intimidation and sabre-rattling'.
Chinese state media reported Tuesday that a flotilla of Chinese naval vessels held a 'live combat drill' in the East China Sea, the latest show of force in disputed waters that have riled neighbours.
Earlier this month Chinese president Xi inspected the convoy as it conducted exercises in the disputed South China Sea.
The flotilla then held two separate drills last week in waters on either side of Taiwan, infuriating the government in Taipei.
JOHN CAREW became a cult hero at Aston Villa - but since retiring the massive striker is living the kind of life must of us dream of.
The hulking, 6ft 5in Norwegian striker was loved in the Holte End for his goals, brilliant celebrations, charity work and hospital visits... and that incident at a strip club.
Carew, now 39, arrived at Villa Park in 2007 after winning league titles with Valencia and Lyon.
It took him a while to win fans over, as he failed to score in his first two months and then picked up an injury the game he broke his duck.
But by the start of the next season, Carew was banging in the goals - while his antics off the pitch also won fans over.
A Villa season ticket holder claimed he'd seen Big John at a strip club on Birmingham's infamous Broad Street - The Rocket Club - in the early hours of the same day Villa were supposed to be playing Ajax in a crucial Uefa Cup game.
Manager Martin O'Neill was obviously furious and later fined Carew a week's wages.
Carew, who had been ill at the time, believed he wouldn't be playing and said it was all a 'misunderstanding' and that he'd gone to a bar that 'shared a door' with the strip club and only drank a Pepsi.
Villa team-mate and local lad Gabby Agbonlahor quipped at the time: 'I don’t know what John was doing - there are miles better places than The Rocket Club.'
It might have spelled the end for some players but in fact it only served to strengthen his bond with Villa fans.
A song - 'John Carew, Carew. He likes a lap-dance or two. He might even pay for you' - became a staple for the club and both Carew and O'Neill would later say that the incident helped him become a cult hero.
Carew later said: 'It could be a positive thing.
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'I'm John, I'm Johnny Boy, I’m like everybody else! I like to enjoy my life the same as everybody else.
'We’re all humans and sometimes you do things that we shouldn’t do. I’m sure I’m going to do mistakes in the future as well – I’m 100 per cent sure actually! That’s how life is. I’m just like the fans. I’m good at playing football, but I’m just like them.'
The striker handed his shirt to a small boy after he'd hit him with a corner flag during a passionate goal celebration, while arguably his greatest moment in claret and blue came when he lifted up a ball boy to celebrate a goal in a 5-1 thrashing of rivals Birmingham City.
He ended his his Villa career with 48 goals while helping the team to three consecutive top six finishes, their best spell in the 21st Century.
While his career can be considered a success, Carew himself has admitted that he didn't reach his full potential as he never fully dedicated himself to the sport.
But since retiring, it looks as if the Norwegian has been more motivated - and is making quite a success of things.
Like many Premier League stars before him, the imposing Carew has turned to acting.
And his career is going along very nicely so far.
Carew's first appearance came in Canadian small-budget horror film Dead of Winter, where he played a tourist stalked through snowy forest.
He was then the main antagonist in Høvdinger, an Oslo-set gangster film - although the 91-cap Norwegian ended up playing a Russian mobster.
Carew didn't have to get too method for his next show, playing a footballer in the drama Heimebane.
The Norwegian TV gave Carew joint-top billing and as very well received, winning three awards at the Gullruten Awards, including for Best TV Drama.
Heimebane also became an official selection at the Berlin Film Festival.
Carew's next move on screen is a little less clear.
At the end of last year, he was pictured alongside Vitali Klitschko in Kiev, where he was said to be filming an action movie titled Jonathan Fort.
However, no other info about the show exists and Carew has not updated fans on its status since posting a video of him training in November.
The Panorama Agency gives a bigger hint.
The agency, which also represents Game of Thrones star Kristofer Hivjuand supermodel Helena Christensen, has Carew listed as starring in Disney blockbuster Maleficent 2, directing by fellow Norwegian Joachim Rønning.
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Apart from the listing on his bio page, no other news of Carew being in the film has been announced, although a photo of him posing with Rønning offers a big hint.
The film is set to be released in 2020 and will have Angelina again in the lead role, with Academy Award nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor among the cast.
Carew, who has done some pundit work in Norway, will still have plenty to do to keep himself busy in the meantime.
As well as acting, the golf-loving Carew has also become a photographer.
On his website, Carew shows off stunning images of beautiful models as well as fantastic photos of his travels in London, Paris and across Norway.
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He writes on the site: 'The world is an amazing place. As an international footballer I got to see a lot of it... I knew back then that I shouldn’t take it all for granted – that I should savour and capture the memory of every moment.
'Now retired from soccer I can dedicate my time to doing just that.
'Shooting mesmerising environments and enchanting people. Life is a gift filled with great opportunity.
'The shots on my website are a record of its beauty. Thanks for taking a look.'
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His Instagram shows a globetrotter who has been pictured on red carpets around the world, while he drives a stunning Bentley Continental he's nicknamed the Batmobile.
There is also, of course, his friendship with Prince William.
Carew and His Royal Highness surprised fans in April last year when they were pictured sitting together, celebrating and cuddling a goal in a box at Villa Park.
The pair are actually good friends.
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Carew explained on Soccer AM: 'He was in Norway a few months ago and I got invited to a royal dinner at the castle with other ambassadors of sport.
'I did well in my home country, you know!
'He’s a big football enthusiast. We spoke about football a lot, mainly Villa because he’s a huge Aston Villa fan.
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Who is Steve Dale, Bury FC owner, who has EFL future of club in his hands'We decided to go and support our team before the end of the season. He invited me to join and it was a great honour.
'He’s very enthusiastic and he really loves his football.
'I’m proud because I’m a Villan and so it was good to watch the game together.'