Taiwan boosts defence readiness in show to US and China

Taiwan completes first civil defense drills as tensions escalate with China

The NewsTaiwan carried out its first “whole of society” civil defense drills Thursday, aimed at preparing for a possible imminent attack by China or another emergency.“We should rely not on the likelihood of the enemy’s not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him,” Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te said; more drills are scheduled for April.China completed its own military exercises near the island earlier this month — these have been incre…

Taiwan holds large-scale civil defense drills amid rising tensions with China

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Taiwan practices response to disasters, Chinese threats

The drill, in the southern city of Tainan, was held under the auspices of Lai's new Whole-of-Society Defence Resilience Committee.

Taiwan's new civil defense drill prepares for worst, from nature or China

TAINAN, Taiwan -- Over 1,500 people gathered in Taiwan's southern city of Tainan on Thursday to test the ability of civil society -- as opposed to the

Taiwan boosts defence readiness in show to US and China

Exercise to strengthen resilience are part of broader effort to raise armed forces’ capabilities

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