TAOYUAN, Taiwan: Taiwan staged its first-ever military drill at the 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 weeklong wargames — the annual "Han Kuang" (Han Glory) drills — which this year has included protecting civilian airports as China ramps up military and political pressures on the self-governing island.

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