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Explosives Used in Tamsui Defense Drill

TAIWAN, JUL 12 – Taiwan's military used live C4 explosives and set up three defensive lines to prepare for potential Chinese amphibious assaults, marking the first public live detonation in Han Kuang drills.

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On July 12, the Republic of China Army's "Han Kuang 41" live-fire exercise was on its fourth day, simulating an enemy-targeted military exercise against Taiwan. In order to prevent the PLA from breaking into the Tamsui River and invading the central hub, the Army's 53rd Engineer Group conducted a drill in the morning to set up a Tamsui River barrier and detonated the barrier with C4 explosives. The explosion shook the river bank and splashed wat…

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Focus Taiwan broke the news in Taiwan on Saturday, July 12, 2025.
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