Taiwan defends largest airport against simulated Chinese attack

Taiwan staged its first-ever military drill at Taoyuan International Airport on Wednesday, briefly halting commercial traffic as soldiers practised 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. Military expert Alexander Huang said Taiwan is drawing experiences from Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, which last…