Taiwan troops rehearse sealing off key bridge at strategic chokepoint during war games

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Taiwanese troops conducted training exercises to defend a strategic bridge near New Taipei from potential Chinese military advances. The war games are designed to test Taiwan's ability to secure critical points and retaliate against attacks.

NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan Aug 7 - Taiwanese troops on Thursday practiced defending a bridge at a critical chokepoint that could give Chinese forces a shortcut to take the capital Taipei, as annual war games entered their second day testing the island's ability to repel an attack.