Troops authorized to decide how to counter PLA 'first strike': Defense ministry

Taiwan troops deployed on the frontline will be able to decide on a course of action to respond to moves by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) that are deemed a "first strike according to protocols set out by the defense ministry," a military official said Thursday.

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