Taiwan practices defense abilities in face of daily threats from China
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For the first time this year, Taiwan combined two major civil defense exercises, with drills lasting ten days. These drills have included urban combat, mass casualty simulations, emergency supply drops and cyber defense.
Breakdown
- Taiwan issued a simulated presidential alert for a missile attack, prompting civilians to seek shelter.
- Urban resilience drills emptied city streets and trained civilians to take cover in underground locations. 21s
- Military exercises included detonating explosives in rivers and anti-aircraft training to intercept missiles. 1m 6s
- Troops on outlying islands practiced amphibious defense, artillery, and nighttime combat. 1m 32s
- The drills, lasting ten days, were extended due to daily threats from Chinese military activity near Taiwan. 1m 46s