Taiwan packed its new coast guard vessels with anti-ship missiles. Now it's readying them for a fight with China.

The CG606 Bali is loaded with Hsiung Feng missile launchers. Lin Yen Ting/Taiwan's Office of the President Taiwan held a littoral combat drill on Saturday headlined by a coast guard vessel, the Bali. It's an Anping-class frigate, one of 12, that can be fitted with 16 anti-ship missiles. It's part of Taiwan's strategy for the coast guard to serve as a second navy in the event of war. TSOYING, TAIWAN — One of Taiwan's new missile-capable coast guard vessels led a major littoral drill on Saturday, as the island entered the fourth day of its annual military exercises. The Bali, an Anping-class ship, headlined the joint drill on Taiwan's southwest coast that simulated an amphibious landing attack by Chinese forces. Four of the island's smaller Kuang-6 missile boats, special forces on rigid-hull inflatable boats, and mid-range attack drones also featured.