War games in China

CHINA has been practicing an attack on Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, Taiwan Premier Yu Shyi-kun said.

The strategy appeared to have been inspired by the US action in Iraq to capture Saddam Hussein, said a senior military official.

Tensions have been running high in the Taiwan Strait as China prepares for a possible military showdown.

Both sides are holding annual war games. China, which views the island as a renegade province, is staging mock invasion drills while Taiwan’s military has pretended to fend off an attack.