Taiwan drill simulates Chinese attack

Taiwan conducts a live fire military drill simulating a Chinese invasion of a major military base on the Island.<br/> <br />The 45-minute exercise dispatched fighter jets, attack helicopters, and tanks.<br/> <br />Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou reviewed the drill.<br/> <br />He said that Taiwan will develop a strategic defence plan in the next four years, with plans to buy needed weapons from overseas.<br/> <br />Tensions have been high between China and Taiwan since a civil war in 1949 split the two nations.<br/> <br />Sarah Sheffer, Reuters