Taiwan steps up reservist military training as fears grow over China. But experts say it may not be enough
CNN
On a regular day, they're lawyers, software engineers and blacksmiths. But this week, they donned military fatigues, fired assault rifles at numbered targets, and marched long distances in full military gear -- all to prepare for a possible attack by China's military.
The 400-odd men were some of Taiwan's reservists, the first to face a new, stringent 14-day training schedule -- up from the previous seven days -- introduced by the government this month to boost the island's combat readiness.
Analysts say the tougher training schedule, among other moves, show how seriously Taiwan is taking the threat of a possible Chinese invasion -- and those fears have only heightened recently, with some drawing comparisons between Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine and the potential existential threat to Taiwan.
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