Taiwan stages military drill at largest airport against simulate Chinese attack

Taiwan staged its first-ever military drill at Taoyuan International Airport on Wednesday, briefly halting commercial traffic as soldiers practiced defending the facility against a simulated attack by Beijing.

The exercise is part of Taiwan’s week-long massive wargames -- the annual “Han Kuang” (Han Glory) drills -- which this year has included protecting civilian airports as Beijing ramps up military and political pressures on the island.

This is the first such drill held at Taiwan’s biggest airport near the capital since it opened in 1979.