Friday, June 19, 2009

DTN News: Taiwan TODAY June 19, 2009 - Taiwanese Soldiers Fire Howitzer During Military Exercise In Dongyin Island

DTN News: Taiwan TODAY June 19, 2009 - Taiwanese Soldiers Fire Howitzer During Military Exercise In Dongyin Island
*Source: DTN News (NSI News Source Info) TAIPEI, Taiwan - June 19, 2009: Dongyin island, approximately 100 miles (161 km) northwest from the island of Taiwan, is located at the northernmost area of the Matsu archipelago and is the farthest territory in the north controlled by Taiwan government.

Soldiers fire 105mm M1A1 howitzers during a military drill in Dongyin island June 18, 2009. Taiwanese mine sweepers demonstrate mine sweeping operation to the media, Monday, May 18, 2009, on the Kinmen island of Taiwan, 1.8 kilometers (two miles) off China's coast. Tens of thousands of mines were first planted back in the 1950s when this Taiwanese beachhead was subjected to frequent Chinese shelling and war was a constant threat. In a bold new venture to boost tourism and economic development, the Taiwanese military has begun clearing the estimated 73,000 mines concentrated in 154 fields around the island's perimeter with 25,045 mines already cleaned.

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