World's Largest Navy Drills Taking Place Around Hawaii and California

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By Rick Yi/Yin Khvat

26 nations and more than 25,000 personnel are taking part in the U.S.-led RIMPAC, or Rim of the Pacific, military exercise. The drills are expected to involve 38 ships, four submarines, and 170 aircraft. In December, the U.S. Congress passed a provision in its 2022 defense act to invite Taiwan to RIMPAC, but the country is not listed as a participant.  Anchor Yin Khvat spoke to William Chung, a defense researcher at Taiwan’s Institute for National Defense and Security Research.