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 Satur...