21. Taiwan calls off its military drills. 22. TAIWAN-MILITARY EXERCISE, Taiwan defends latest military drills. 23. Taiwan will cancel routine military training drills it had planned for this weekend, Premier Lien Chan said Tuesday. 24. The demonstrators used firecrackers to light a model of a Jewish settlement, and students in army fatigues conducted a mock military drill. 25. The military drills are designed to improve multinational cooperation, particularly in humanitarian efforts and peacekeeping operations. 26. The training covers military drills, discipline, peacekeeping, and human development courses, the rebel leaders said. 27. The war games will be carried out in three phases involving military drills, the bombardment of mock enemy positions, paratrooper jumps and tank maneuvers, IRNA said. 28. Ukraine signed a special partnership charter with NATO last month, and under President Leonid Kuchma it has participated actively in military drills with U.S. and other NATO forces. 29. Wen Wei Po reported that it was the first time civilian fishing vessels took part in military drills in the southern Fujian province facing Taiwan. 30. Wen Wei Po reported that it was the first time civilian fishing vessels took part in military drills in southern Fujian province facing Taiwan. |