Recent reports from Japanese media have revealed that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has added a simulation building of the Judicial Yuan at its Zhurihe Training Base, with the intention of strengthening beheading operations against the President of Taiwan. Taiwanese lawmakers have pointed out that the CCP’s simulated targeting of top Taiwanese leaders and central government institutions poses an increased threat to Taiwan.
The latest satellite images released by a Japanese think tank show that in the Zhurihe base in Inner Mongolia, along with existing simulated “Presidential Office” and “Ministry of Foreign Affairs” buildings, a new “Judicial Yuan” building has emerged, connected to the Presidential Office model through underground tunnels. This systematic simulation demonstrates that the CCP’s threat towards Taiwan has escalated from military intimidation to “decapitation operations” in its combat drills, aiming to cripple Taiwan’s decision-making center.
Legislator Chen Guanting of Taiwan emphasized that the replication of the Presidential Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and now the Judicial Yuan, along with the establishment of underground tunnels, specifically targets Taiwan’s top leadership and central government institutions. This design is worrying as it indicates that the CCP has incorporated “decapitation scenarios” into its military plans.
Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan invited heads of the Executive Yuan, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economic Affairs, and relevant departments to report on the preparation process of the “Special Budget for Strengthening the Economic, Social, and National Security Resilience of the Central Government in Response to International Situations.” Minister of National Defense Gu Lixiong, while speaking to the media before the meeting, stated that the Ministry of National Defense and national security units have long been attentive to and closely monitoring the situation in the Zhurihe area, with relevant contingency plans in place, details of which cannot be disclosed.
Chen Guanting mentioned that recent espionage cases have surfaced in Taiwan, including those involving close associates of the National Security Council Secretary-General Wu Zhaoxie, a guilty verdict in the espionage case of a gendarmery officer responsible for the defense of the Presidential Office, and suspicions against a police officer of the Secret Service Squadron for leaking President Lai Ching-te’s undisclosed schedule. These developments have raised concerns outside, questioning whether CCP infiltration and control have compromised related security drills and evacuation procedures.
He expressed concerns that the CCP’s goal may not only be to attack government buildings but also to systematically control key interpersonal networks and national security training mechanisms through infiltration. He called for a thorough review by the National Security Council to strengthen background checks on national security personnel in response to the CCP’s beheading threats and multiple instances of infiltration targeting important figures around the Presidential Office.
Chen Guanting urged that in the face of dual military and intelligence pressure from the CCP, Taiwan must not only prepare for defense but also enhance the resilience of the entire population to prevent psychological warfare that could undermine confidence in the face of threats. Only through these measures can national security and social stability be ensured.