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Taiwan's Military Police Practice Defending Capital Taipei
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7/15/2025
Taiwan’s military police were up all night practicing how to defend the capital city Taipei, part of day seven of the annual Han Kuang exercises.
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The military says that this bridge is of incredible strategic importance because
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it connects Taiwan's capital with its largest city and so that's why the
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military is practicing how to hold the line against a simulated enemy attack.
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At one o'clock in the morning these streets in Taipei erupt with gunfire and
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soldiers and armored vehicles spring into action. They set up barricades of
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razor wire and fences to turn the capital into a fortress and on one side of the
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road soldiers taking cover taking aim and firing blank rounds. These soldiers are
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military police specifically tasked with guarding the capital and key locations
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like Taiwan's presidential office and the defense ministry. This bridge the Wan Ban
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is one of nine connections between New Taipei and Taipei City. The military police
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practice securing these access points annually to make sure that they can do
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their part in Taiwan's overall defense strategy. This year Taiwan's annual
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Hanguang exercise is the largest in history and aims to raise awareness about
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the threat that Taiwan faces. For the next three to four days until the end of
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Hanguang on Friday the military will be conducting more of these urban warfare
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drills to give the public a sense of what it takes to defend the country but
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they're hoping that it doesn't have to get to that point that enemy forces
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actually make it to the capital. Fu Ahong and Haimeo Kun in Taipei for Taiwan Plus.
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