Taoyuan Airport Taipei Railway Stations first military exercise in Taiwan drill

(Taipei Comprehensive News) For the first time, Taiwan launched a exercise at Taoyuan International Airport and Taipei Station to simulate how to defend civil airports and stations from Beijing and terrorists.

Comprehensive AFP, Liberty Times and other reports, from Monday (24th) to the 27th, many cities in Taiwan began to carry out air defense exercises to simulate how to resist the attack on the PLA of China.

"Han Guang No. 39" military exercise also launched on the 24th. According to Taiwan media reports, this year's exercise has been "closest to actual combat" this year.

The annual "Han Guang" exercise started in 1984.Taoyuan International Airport has been for the first time since its use in 1979.During the military exercise on Wednesday (26th), the civil aviation transportation of Taoyuan Airport was interrupted briefly.

In the context of strengthening Taiwan's military and political pressure in Beijing, this year's "Hanguang" exercise has joined the protection of civil airports.In the past three years, Beijing has held military exercises on Taiwan Island and nearby waters to pressure Taipei.

Huang Jiezheng, a professor of strategic research at Tamkang University in Taiwan, said that Taiwan learned from Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.Last year, the Russian elite troops raid Antonov Airport on Kiev, Ukraine, but was successfully surrounded and repelled by the Ukraine.

Huang Jiezheng said that in the invasion operation, occupying enemy airports is the key to sending a large number of assault forces through aviation transportation."This exercise can send signals to potential enemies, indicating that we are preparing for such emergencies."

In the Taipei Station, it is mainly to practice how to fight the attack of terrorists.In the early morning of the 26th, it was led by the military and jointly launched with police and fire teams.The terrorist attacks the station and holds hostages. The gendarmerie special service team entered the counter -control. The military and police cooperation jointly maintained the continuous operation of the traffic hub of the Taipei Station.

Tsai Ing -wen, Taiwan, confirmed the crown disease on the 25th, but still dedicated to the Han Guang exercise on the 26th.She said that the Hanguang exercise included the protection of the refinery into it, simulating possible attacks or disasters that could occur, established comprehensive emergency measures to effectively protect Taiwan's key infrastructure.