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Parts of Taiwan today turning into a. mock war zone as that country holds. drills for a potential major conflict. with China. It comes as the Trump. administration weighs a $14 billion arms. sale to the island that China sees as. part of its own territory. Jeff Paul. reports live from Taipei, Taiwan. Jeff. >> Yeah, John, and those annual war games. are well underway here in Taiwan testing. the readiness of this island over a. potential invasion by Chinese forces. But this year the drills are far more.

realistic and much more intense. >> It's [snorts] a scenario rooted in. reality. Taiwan is attacked by. neighboring China. and its forces [snorts] must protect the. Asian Pacific island of 23 million. people. >> We step up our training activities. conducting repeated drills through. unplanned, irregular, and no notice. scenarios. >> The annual drills are meant to examine. Taiwan's readiness amid growing Chinese. pressure. >> You would see more and more Chinese. warships, Chinese warplanes moving.

around Taiwan. >> China-Taiwan analyst Sung Win Tee says. this year is less about performative. displays of firepower and more about. improving combat capabilities. >> You are seeing a new degree of. seriousness in Taiwan defense. preparation you haven't seen. in quite a while.