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Dressed in military camouflage and armed with an assault rifle, "Prof" Yeh peers from behind a vehicle in a parking lot outside of Taipei, scans the area, and
Dressed in military camouflage with an assault rifle ready, “prof” Yeh peers from behind a vehicle in a parking lot outside Taipei, scanning his surroundings and waiting for a signal to advance. Yeh actually works in marketing, and his weapon is a replica — but he is spending the weekend attending an urban warfare workshop to prepare for what he sees as the very real threat of a Chinese invasion. “The Russia-Ukraine war is a big reason why I came to this workshop,” 47-year-old Yeh, whose call sign during training is prof”, told Agence France-Presse (AFP) during a break between sess...
AFP, NEW TAIPEI CITYDressed in military camouflage with an assault rifle ready, “prof” Yeh peers from behind a vehicle in a parking lot outside Taipei, scanning his surroundings and waiting for a signal to advance.
Could a Taiwan territorial defense force tip the scales against China?
From tour guides to tattoo artists, some in Taiwan are taking shooting lessons for the first time in their lives as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ratchets up anxiety over the prospect of China making a similar move on Taiwan. China’s growing military pressure combined with the conflict in Ukraine has spurred debate about how to boost defenses in Taiwan, which is weighing whether to extend compulsory military service. Since the war in Ukraine started three months ago, bookings have nearly quadrupled for lessons in how to shoot airsoft guns, or low-powered devices designed to shoot non-metall...