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TAICHUNG, Taiwan \u2014 Taiwan\u2019s military fired rockets in China\u2019s direction from \u201cshoot-and-scoot\u201d mobile launchers on Wednesday in a demonstration of how it might try to repel a Chinese attack.<\/p>\n

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While the U.S.-supplied system known as HIMARS has been tested before, the latest live-fire exercise was the first time its rockets were fired into the waters of the narrow Taiwan Strait that separates the self-governing island from China.<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to the current enemy threat, we will continue HIMARS training with unwavering determination to protect Taiwan as the nation\u2019s strongest force,\u201d army Sgt. Wang Ming-hui said.<\/p>\n

The military said it used reduced-range practice rockets that don\u2019t fly very far from the coast before falling into the water.<\/p>\n

China views Taiwan as a renegade province and says it must come under its control at some point in the future. It sends warships and planes into the skies and waters near the island almost every day and has held major military exercises in its vicinity in recent years. The United States does not recognize Taiwan as a country, but it opposes any change to its status by force and is its main supplier of weaponry for its defense.<\/p>\n

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The HIMARS, which stands for High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, is part of a U.S.-encouraged shift in strategy, toward an asymmetric approach designed to keep China at bay rather than trying to go head-to-head with big-ticket weapons purchases. The truck-mounted pod of rockets can be driven out from a hidden position to fire its missiles, then quickly taken to a new hiding place in what are called shoot-and-scoot tactics.<\/p>\n

They were fired on the second day of exercises on Taiwan\u2019s west coast, which faces China. The drills, which also included 155 mm howitzers, simulated a response to a Chinese invasion and were designed to test rapid deployment and precision-strike capabilities.<\/p>\n

The HIMARS was the centerpiece of the drill. After receiving a firing order, the vehicles maneuvered into position and launched their rockets with bright flashes within three minutes, demonstrating their mobility.<\/p>\n

The U.S. announced plans in December to sell 82 more HIMARS systems to Taiwan as part of a major arms deal, but that package appears to have been put on hold after President Donald Trump met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing last month.<\/p>\n

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