Taiwan Showcases Its Attack Drones to Deter China for First Time

Taiwan displayed its domestically made suicide drones in military drills for the first time, as the self-ruled democracy ramps up efforts to deter China by bolstering its defenses.

The island’s Marine Corps conducted an exercise on Thursday in the southern port city of Kaohsiung that simulated repelling a People’s Liberation Army amphibious assault. Days earlier, President Xi Jinping’s stunning purge of his top ranking general threw a fresh spotlight on China’s military readiness.