The Ministry of National Defense says a military-run hospital in Taipei on
Thursday held a round of evacuation drills to simulate emergency evacuation
during a Chinese invasion.

The MND says the drill was held at Taipei-based Tri-Service General Hospital
and presided over by Defense Minister Wellington Koo.

The minister says the drill was the first time such a mass evacuation drill
had been conducted during the annual Han Kuang series of exercises at the
Taipei hospital.

Meanwhile, in the offshore island of Matsu, a joint military-civilian drill
simulating the local main power source, Bei-gan Power Plant, was being
sabotaged by enemy forces.

Fire, police and health departments in Bei-gan all sent personnel to work
with the Army's Matsu Defense Command to jointly defend the key
infrastructure on the island.

Thursday marked the ninth day of Taiwan's longest-ever live-fire phase of the
annual Han Kuang military exercises, which officially began on July 9.

Since 1984, the annual Han Kuang exercises have served as Taiwan's major war
games, combining live-fire drills and computerized tabletop simulations to
test combat readiness against a possible Chinese invasion.