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Taiwan in unusual live-fire missile drills
Taiwan tested a batch of missiles on Tuesday, hoping to reassure a population wary of Chinese intentions
Taiwanese soldiers check US-made Hawk missiles at the Chiupeng missile base in southern Pingtung county during a live-fire drill on January 18 (Getty Images)
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou speaks to the press during a drill held at the Chiupeng military base in southern Taiwan on January 18 (Getty Images)
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou (front C) poses for a photograph with military personnel during a live-fire missile drill held at the Chiupeng military base in southern Taiwan on January 18 (Getty Images)
Military personnel stand in front of US-made Hawk missiles at the Chiupeng missile base in southern Pingtung county during a live-fire drill on January 18 (Getty Images)
An air-to-air missile is fired from a Taiwan Air Force Mirage 2000-5 jet during a live-fire drill held at the Chiupeng missile base in southern Pingtung county on January 18 (Getty Images)
A Taiwanese produced Tien Chien (Sky Arrow) missile hits a target during a drill staged at the Chiupeng missile base in southern Pingtung county during a live-fire drill on January 18 (Getty Images)
An US-made Hawk missile is launched from the Chiupeng missile base in southern Pingtung county during a live-fire drill on January 18 (Getty Images)
A Taiwanese built Tien Kung missile is launched from the Chiupeng missile base in southern Pingtung county during a live-fire drill on January 18 (Getty Images)
