Female reservists take part in a defense training drill in the city of Taoyuan, northwestern Taiwan, on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. AFP PHOTO
Female reservists take part in a defense training drill in the city of Taoyuan, northwestern Taiwan, on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. AFP PHOTO
Female reservists take part in a defense training drill in the city of Taoyuan, northwestern Taiwan on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. AFP PHOTO

TAOYUAN, Taiwan: Strapped with gas masks, soldiers crouched on a playground on Tuesday with rifles aimed at their target during Taiwan's first-ever reservist training for women as the East Asian island bolsters its defenses against China.

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