Taiwan's air force holds emergency take-off exercises in Pingtung, part of larger military drills ahead of the Lunar New Year.
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00:00 (aircraft engine roaring)
00:03 Troops around Taiwan will be holding drills
00:09 ahead of the Lunar New Year,
00:11 including at this Air Force Base in Pingdong County.
00:13 They're practicing how to quickly take off and land
00:16 so that the aircraft can spend as much time
00:18 as possible in the air.
00:19 This exercise is supposed to simulate wartime conditions,
00:22 and these aircraft play a crucial role
00:24 in gathering information and transportation.
00:27 China continues to threaten to take over Taiwan.
00:29 That's why the military is basically demonstrating
00:32 that while the millions of people travel across Taiwan
00:34 for the Lunar New Year holiday,
00:36 that they're ready to go,
00:37 and they're on guard defending Taiwan's sovereignty.
00:39 Scott Wong and Hanmei Okon in Pingdong Air Force Base
00:42 for Taiwan Plus.
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