READY TO DEFEND A Taiwan-made CM-34 Clouded Leopard armored vehicle is driven through its paces at a testing ground on a military base in Nantou county, central Taiwan, on Thursday, June 16, 2022. AFP PHOTO
READY TO DEFEND A Taiwan-made CM-34 Clouded Leopard armored vehicle is driven through its paces at a testing ground on a military base in Nantou county, central Taiwan, on Thursday, June 16, 2022. AFP PHOTO

MAGONG, Taiwan: On Taiwan's tiny Penghu islands, the missile bases that sit next to white-sand beaches and bustling fish markets are a visceral reminder of the constant threat of attack from China.

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