Move will have little impact on Taiwan's defense contractors, which mainly rely on friendly countries for components.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has watched live-fire drills with new U.S.-made Abrams M1A2T tanks during annual defense exercises.

Taiwan launched its largest ever military drills on Wednesday, starting with simulated attacks on its command systems and infrastructure ahead of a Chinese invasion, senior defence officials said.

Taiwan's newly acquired HIMARS and Abrams tanks would raise the costs of a Chinese amphibious landing, a defense analyst says.

Taiwan conducted live-fire exercises with U.S.-made tanks as President Lai Ching-te watched, amid tensions with China over the island's sovereignty.

Taiwan has launched its largest-ever military drills intended to counter Chinese invasion threats. The annual 10-day Han Kuang exercises began on Wednesday and included the use of "gray zone tactics" deployed by China. Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said the exercise will draw in the army, navy and air force, backed by 22,000 reservists.

The Telegraph visited a primary school in Miaoli, 60 miles south of the capital Taipei, where around 70 reserve soldiers assembled, loaded and aimed firearms, including 65K2 rifles, M249 squad machine guns and T74 platoon machine guns.