Taiwan, defence drills
Digest more
Top News
Impacts
South China Morning Post |
Simulations aim to prepare islanders for natural disasters and wartime, but real challenge is fostering sustained sense of crisis awareness, experts say Taiwan has put its civil defences to a tougher ...
Yahoo |
Lee said Trump's policy ignores the complementary nature of Taiwan-US trade and that Taiwan's export surge stems from rising US demand for semiconductors and AI products.
Read more on News Digest
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te oversaw on Thursday the first civil defence drills under his newly created social resilience committee simulating how to respond to a large-scale disaster like a tsunami or attacks on critical infrastructure.
Taiwan has conducted a disaster drill, apparently aimed at demonstrating its readiness to respond to natural disasters and other emergencies across the Taiwan Strait.
The National Fire Agency on Thursday said a series of drills simulating a magnitude 8.5 earthquake would be held in September to enhance the government’s emergency response capabilities.
The goal is to prepare the public for crises such as military conflict and natural disasters. Taiwan has not been involved in active conflict since the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis in late 1958. While the self-ruled island does hold annual civil defence or ...