US EditionSirens wail, cities shut down as Taiwan simulates Chinese air raid
TAIWAN, JUL 17 – Taiwan's 10-day Han Kuang drills involve over 22,000 reservists and simulate urban combat, cyber defense, and evacuation amid heightened China tensions.
- Sirens sounded at 1:30 p.m. for mandatory street evacuation drills across northern Taiwan, effectively shutting down towns and cities for 30 minutes.
- Taiwan is demonstrating its commitment to enhancing defense capabilities, particularly to reassure Washington as its key security backer.
- Police directed vehicles off the roads, while people outside were instructed to seek shelter during the drill.
- This year, Taiwan combined its major civil defense exercises into the 2025 Urban Resilience Exercise alongside Han Kuang 41.
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Taiwan was briefly paralyzed on Thursday by air alert sirens calling thousands of people to take refuge in underground shelters during an exercise simulating a Chinese attack.
·Montreal, Canada
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Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, is holding its largest-ever military exercises to protect itself against "a potential Chinese invasion." On Thursday, air raid sirens will sound throughout the city, urging people to stay indoors or use a bomb shelter.
·Amsterdam, Netherlands
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