*[Enwl-eng] Should countries around the world help Taiwan deter China’s military threats?

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                              Taiwan Releases War Survival Handbook for 
Civilians as Threat of Invasion by China Looms
                              Should countries around the world help Taiwan 
deter China’s military threats?


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                              What’s the story?
                                a.. Taiwan’s defense ministry this week 
released its first-ever wartime survival handbook for civilians to use in 
the event that another country, such as the People’s Republic of China, 
attempts a military invasion in an effort to topple the country’s democratic 
government. The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense explained in a tweet:
                                “Plan ahead in all affairs and you shall be 
successful,” said Confucius. The new guide sample from our mobilization 
agency provides a solid ground for our local governments to instruct 
citizens on what to do when emergencies including disasters and military 
assaults come.
                                a.. The survival handbook is modeled after 
similar guides that the governments of Japan, Sweden, and Poland have 
prepared for their civilians to use in the event of a military attack, and 
also includes information about how to survive natural disasters. Reuters 
reported that planning for the handbook began before Russia invaded Ukraine, 
which caused Taiwan to raise its military alertness level even as its 
government hasn’t reported signs of an imminent invasion by China.
                                b.. The release of the survival guide comes 
as China ratchets up pressure on Taiwan to compel the island nation’s 
unification with the mainland’s communist government, which in recent years 
extinguished the previously autonomous and democratic government of Hong 
Kong.
                              What’s in the handbook?
                                a.. The 28-page handbook includes QR code 
links to several websites and apps for both Android and iOS devices. It’s 
modeled after handbooks that the governments of Japan and Sweden have 
prepared for their civilians to use in the event of a military attack.
                                b.. Links take readers to apps and sites 
that notify people about available emergency medical services; military 
announcements, including mobilization into the army reserve; weather and 
power outages; and ways to contact different emergency services, including 
the ministry of the interior police service.
                                c.. The handbook describes how civilians 
should differentiate between different types of alarms or air raid sirens 
and how to respond when they go off; how to safely enter evacuation 
facilities; and recommends supplies to include in emergency medical and 
evacuation kits.
                                d.. Officials plan to make additional 
updates to the guide with locally-focused information such as the sites of 
shelters, hospitals, and medical facilities, in addition to shops where 
civilians can obtain supplies.
                              Why is Taiwan concerned about a foreign 
military invasion?
                                a.. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials, 
including General Secretary Xi Jinping, have made China’s reunification with 
Taiwan a priority in what they see as an “unshakeable commitment” to China’s 
ascent into a position of global leadership. It has undertaken a substantial 
military buildup aimed at improving its ability to launch a successful 
invasion of Taiwan.
                                b.. The CCP regards the self-governing 
democracy of Taiwan (also known as the Republic of China or ROC) as a rogue 
province and has threatened to compel a reunion by military force across the 
110-mile-wide Taiwan Strait if the ROC pursues formal independence.
                                c.. Beyond the rhetorical posturing, China 
has recently stepped up its campaign of military intimidation against Taiwan 
by repeatedly flying its military aircraft into Taiwan’s air defense 
identification zone (ADIZ) in a bid to tire Taiwan’s military, which 
responds to the incursions by scrambling aircraft to intercept and tracking 
them with surface-to-air missile batteries.
                                d.. In October 2021, the People’s Republic 
of China launched a record number of flights that violated Taiwan’s ADIZ 
over the course of four days. Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine 
there continue to be regular incursions by China into Taiwan’s ADIZ, the 
most recent of which involved six Chinese aircraft on Friday, April 15th.


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                              Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 10:01 PM
                              Subject: Should countries around the world 
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