Taipei Metro drills expand after deadly December attack (Full Transcript)

[00:00:02] Speaker 1: Taipei's Metro system is becoming a simulated crime scene. Police, firefighters, and emergency services are running through a nightmare scenario. A wave of attack unfolding in real time. This is the Taiwanese capital's response to a deadly attack in December. On a Friday night in a busy shopping district, a lone attacker threw smoke grenades through Taipei Main Station. Then he moved station to station, re-emerging at a busy shopping district, randomly stabbing people before storming a department store. Four people died, including the attacker. Eleven others were wounded. Investigators say it was all carefully planned. This is known as one of the safest societies in Asia. That's exactly why this attack shook Taiwan so deeply, and why drills like this are now happening. This is now the third large-scale drill since the attack. The first focused on a single crime scene. The second tested coordination between central and local governments. Today's exercise pushes it even further, training multiple local agencies. We're already seeing the impact beyond today's exercise. More armed police in metro stations, tighter security at transport hubs, and faster emergency response planning. These drills also fit into something bigger, Taiwan's push for societal resilience, not just against violent crime, but extreme weather, natural disasters, and the looming pressure of a potential conflict with China.