Taiwan takes MAJOR action in preparation for war with China

SHANNON: TAIWAN IS A MIDDLE OF. 10 DAYS OF INTENSE DRILLS IN. PREPARATION FOR POSSIBLE ATTACKS. FROM THE CHINESE MAINLAND. AT THE SAME TIME THE TRUMP. ADMINISTRATION IS CONSIDERING A. 14 BILLION-DOLLAR ARMS SALE TO. THE ISLAND. FOX NEWS FORD CORRESPONDENT JEFF. PAUL JOINS US FROM TAIPEI. >> THE ANNUAL WARGAMES ARE WELL. UNDERWAY HERE IN TAIWAN. PROTESTING THE ISLAND'S.

READINESS FOR POTENTIAL ATTACK. BY CHINESE FORCES. THIS YEAR THE DRILLS ARE FAR. MORE REALISTIC AND MUCH MORE. INTENSE. IT IS A SCENARIO ROOTED IN. REALITY TAIWAN IS ATTACKED BY. NEIGHBORING CHINA AND ITS FORCES. MUST PROTECT THE ASIAN PACIFIC. ISLAND OF 23 MILLION PEOPLE. QUICK TO STEP UP OUR TRAINING. ACTIVITIES CONDUCTING REPEATED. DRILLS THROUGH UNPLANNED. IRREGULAR AND NO NOTICE. SCENARIOS FOR THE END OF DRILLS. ARE MEANT TO EXAMINES TAIWAN'S. READINESS AMID GROWING CHINESE.

PRESSURE. THANK YOU SEE MORE AND MORE. CHINESE WARSHIPS, WARPLANES. MOVING AROUND TAIWAN CHINA. TAIWAN ANALYST SAYS THIS YEAR IS. LESS ABOUT PERFORMATIVE DISPLAYS. OF FIREPOWER MORE ABOUT. IMPROVING COMBAT CAPABILITIES. >> A NEW DEGREE OF SERIOUSNESS. AND DEFENSE PREPARATION YOU HAVE. NOT SEEN IN QUITE A WHILE BUT. CIVIL PREPAREDNESS IS TESTED TO. LIKE HERE IN THE CITY. JUST LIKE THAT ONE OF THE. LARGEST CITIES HERE IN TAIWAN. COMING TO A STANDSTILL YOU CAN.

HEAR THE WARNING SIRENS GOING. OFF BASICALLY TELLING PEOPLE TO. GET INSIDE AND TAKE SHELTER IT. IS A DRILL MEANT TO PREPARE. EVERYONE ON THIS ISLAND FOR THE. POSSIBILITY OF INCOMING AIR. ATTACK. TAIWAN KNOWS ITS DEFENSE CANNOT. SOLELY RELY ON ITS SOLDIERS. EVERYONE HAS A ROLE TO PLAY. >> IT FEELS LIKE A LITTLE BIT. SCARED. BUT AFTER THAT WE KNOW IT'S VERY. SECURE PRINT THE U.S. IS. CURRENTLY STALLING ON A MASSIVE.

14 BILLION-DOLLAR ARMS PACKAGE. TO TAIWAN AFTER A VISIT TO CHINA. AND MAY PRESIDENT TRUMP CALLED. THE DEFENSE DEAL A QUOTE VERY. GOOD NEGOTIATING TRIP WITH. BEIJING. IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT TAIWAN. >> TAIWAN IS A DEMOCRACY. STANDING ON THE FRONT LINE OF. CHINA'S RIVALRY WITH A. DEMOCRATIC WORLD. >> LATER THIS WEEK FOR THE FIRST. TIME EVER TAIWAN WILL. INTENTIONALLY THROTTLE INTERNET. SERVICES FOR SEVERAL PORTIONS OF. THIS ISLAND. THE IDEA IS TO TEST HOW PEOPLE. COMMUNICATE IN T.