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the story?</H3>
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<LI
style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly">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 <A
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target=_blank><STRONG>explained in a
tweet</STRONG></A>: </LI></UL>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly">“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.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<UL>
<LI
style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly">The <A
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target=_blank><STRONG>survival
handbook</STRONG></A> is <A
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target=_blank><STRONG>modeled after similar
guides</STRONG></A> that the governments of
Japan, <A
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target=_blank><STRONG>Sweden</STRONG></A>,
and <A
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target=_blank><STRONG>Poland</STRONG></A> 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 <A
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target=_blank><STRONG>planning for the handbook
began before Russia invaded
Ukraine</STRONG></A>, which caused Taiwan to
raise its military alertness level even as its
government hasn’t reported signs of an imminent
invasion by China.
<LI
style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly">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.
</LI></UL>
<H3
style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; FONT-STYLE: normal; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; LETTER-SPACING: normal; COLOR: #202020; FONT-SIZE: 20px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; PADDING-TOP: 0px">What’s
in the handbook?</H3>
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<LI
style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly">The <A
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target=_blank><STRONG>28-page
handbook</STRONG></A> 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.
<LI
style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly">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.
<LI
style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly">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.
<LI
style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly">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. </LI></UL>
<H3
style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 125%; FONT-STYLE: normal; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; DISPLAY: block; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; LETTER-SPACING: normal; COLOR: #202020; FONT-SIZE: 20px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; PADDING-TOP: 0px">Why
is Taiwan concerned about a foreign military
invasion?</H3>
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<LI
style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly">Chinese
Communist Party (CCP) officials, including
General Secretary Xi Jinping, have <A
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target=_blank><STRONG>made China’s reunification
with Taiwan a priority</STRONG></A> 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.
<LI
style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly">The
CCP regards the self-governing democracy of
Taiwan (also known as the Republic of China or
ROC) as a rogue province and has <A
style="COLOR: #7e3c65; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly"
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target=_blank><STRONG>threatened to compel a
reunion by military
force</STRONG></A> across the 110-mile-wide
Taiwan Strait if the ROC <A
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target=_blank><STRONG>pursues formal
independence</STRONG></A>.
<LI
style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly">Beyond
the rhetorical posturing, China has
recently <A
style="COLOR: #7e3c65; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly"
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target=_blank><STRONG>stepped up its campaign of
military intimidation against
Taiwan</STRONG></A> 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.
<LI
style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly">In
October 2021, the People’s Republic of China
launched a <A
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target=_blank><STRONG>record number of flights
that violated Taiwan’s ADIZ over the course of
four days</STRONG></A>. 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 <A
style="COLOR: #7e3c65; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly"
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target=_blank><STRONG>six Chinese aircraft on
Friday, April 15th</STRONG></A>. </LI></UL>
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target=_blank><STRONG>China Criticizes U.S. for
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target=_blank><STRONG>U.S. Condemns China’s
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style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly"><A
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target=_blank><STRONG>Senate's China Competition
Bill Aims to Bolster US Support for Taiwan - Are
You in
Favor?</STRONG></A><STRONG> (6/7/21)</STRONG>
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target=_blank><STRONG>Blinken Warns China Using
Military Force Against Taiwan Would Be ‘Serious
Mistake’</STRONG></A><STRONG> (4/12/21)</STRONG>
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target=_blank><STRONG>Pompeo Lifts Limitations
on US Diplomatic Contacts With Taiwan - Are You
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