Definition of "Suao"

To build a railroad between Suao and Hualien is not easy. The distance, only 81 kilometers (49 miles), is not long, but the terrain poses forbiddingly difficult problems.

1973 June 3, “Railroad of Prosperity”, in 自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly]‎, volume XIV, number 21, Taipei, page 2, column 2

The Suao harbor is being built to accommodate industry and commerce in the northeast and to complement Keelung.

1978, Kung-Ping Wang, E. Chin, Mineral Economics and Basic Industries in Asia‎, Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, page 310

Suao has a large harbour with an entrance surrounded by fences and a police checkpoint.

1994 July, Robert Storey, “North Taiwan”, in Taiwan - A Travel Survival Kit‎, 3rd edition, Lonely Planet, page 196, column 2

On to SuaoA quarter-hour south of Ilan lies the international seaport of Suao 17, though by no means on the same scale as Keelung or Kaohsiung. It’s worth a stop for two reasons: its famous cold springs and the nearby fishing port of Nanfang Ao.

2003, Vivien Kim, editor, Taiwan (Insight Guides)‎, page 175

The port town of Suao in Ilan County is the gateway to the east coast of Taiwan.

2004, Phil Macdonald, National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan, National Geographic Society, page 128

Heavy waves endangered ports at Hualien and Suao, about 70 kilometers (44 miles) to the north, and flooding threatened low-lying areas along the coast.

2005 July 18, “Typhoon Haitang lashes northeastern Taiwan”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 2023-07-19, ASIA PACIFIC‎

Tsai boarded the Kee Lung destroyer to supervise as troops practised defending against an attack on the northeastern port of Suao.

2018 April 13, “Taiwan president watches naval drill as China tensions grow”, in France 24‎, archived from the original on 09 November 2020

Speaking in the eastern port city of Suao for the launch of the Ta Chiang, the first mass production ship of the Tuo Chiang-class, Tsai said the vessel and the new minelayer would deter attacks and showcased Taiwan's research and development ability.

2020 December 15, Ann Wang, “Taiwan sees role as arms supplier for West as launches new warship”, in Reuters‎, archived from the original on 02 April 2022

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, third from right, takes group photo with officers during the commissioning ceremony of the domestically made Ta Jiang warship at the Suao naval base in Yilan county, Taiwan, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021.

2021 September 9, Johnson Lai, “Taiwan’s president commissions domestic-made naval warship”, in AP News‎, archived from the original on 09 September 2021

The NHRC conducted onsite inspections of Chienchen and Suao Fishing Harbors and held numerous seminars with industry, government, and academia representatives.

2022 May, “2021 Annual Report of the Control Yuan”, in Control Yuan‎, archived from the original on 29 June 2022, page 41

Suao is a strategic port designed to keep Taiwan’s access to maritime supply chains open in times of war, so Koh said it would also be priority targets of the PLA missiles.

2022 May 12, Minnie Chan, “Satellite images ‘suggest China is practising missile strikes on targets in Taiwan and Guam’”, in South China Morning Post‎, archived from the original on 12 May 2022