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Taiwan is in the middle of 10 days of

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intense military drills in preparation

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for possible attacks from the Chinese

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mainland. At the same time, the Trump

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administration is considering a $14

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billion arms sale to the island. Fox

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News foreign correspondent Jeff Paul

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joins us from Taipei. Hello, Jeff.

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>> Hey, Shannon. Well, yeah, the annual war

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games are well underway here in Taiwan,

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testing this island's readiness for a

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potential attack by Chinese forces. And

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this year, the drills are far more

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realistic and much more intense.

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It's a scenario rooted in reality.

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Taiwan is attacked by neighboring China

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and its forces must protect the Asian

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Pacific island of 23 million people.

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>> We step up our training activities,

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conducting repeated drills through

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unplanned, irregular, and no notice

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scenarios.

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scenarios.

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>> The annual drills are meant to examine

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Taiwan's readiness amid growing Chinese

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pressure.

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pressure.

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>> You will see more and more Chinese

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warships, Chinese warplanes moving

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around Taiwan.

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>> China-Taiwan analyst Sung Win Tee says,

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"This year is less about performative

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displays of firepower and more about

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improving combat capabilities."

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>> You are seeing a new degree of

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seriousness in Taiwan defense

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preparation you haven't seen um in quite

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a while.

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>> Civil preparedness is tested, too, like

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here in the city of Kaohsiung.

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And just like that, one of the largest

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cities here in Taiwan coming to a

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standstill. You can hear the warning

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sirens going up, basically telling

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people to get inside and take shelter.

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It is a drill meant to prepare everyone

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here on this island for the possibility

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of an incoming air attack.

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Taiwan knows its defense can't solely

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rely on its soldiers. Everyone has a

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role to play.

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>> It's feel like a little bit uh

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scared, but um after that, we we know

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it's like the um very secure.

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>> However, the US is currently stalling on

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a massive $14 billion color package to

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Taiwan. After a visit to China in May,

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President Trump called the defense deal

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a quote very good negotiating chip with

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Beijing. Sung says it's not just about

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Taiwan.

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Taiwan.

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>> Taiwan is a democracy standing on the

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front line of China's rivalry with the

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democratic world.

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>> Now, later this week for the first time

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ever, Taiwan will intentionally throttle

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internet services for several portions

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of this island. The idea is to test how

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people communicate in the event of a

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major attack. Shannon.

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>> All right, Jeff Paul in Taipei for us.

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Thank you, Jeff.

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