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                              style="FONT-SIZE: 24px"><STRONG>Taiwan Releases 
                              War Survival Handbook for Civilians as Threat of 
                              Invasion by China Looms</STRONG></SPAN><BR>Should 
                              countries around the world help Taiwan deter 
                              China’s military 
threats?</DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!--[if mso]>
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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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                                href="https://mccaininstitute.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c1716b05e1f17ef3e2dd0c89f&id=863398c4fb&e=b016ceb33b" 
                                rel="nofollow noopener" 
                                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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                                rel="nofollow noopener" 
                                target=_blank><STRONG>survival 
                                handbook</STRONG></A> is <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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                                rel="nofollow noopener" 
                                target=_blank><STRONG>modeled after similar 
                                guides</STRONG></A> that the governments of 
                                Japan, <A 
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                                rel="nofollow noopener" 
                                target=_blank><STRONG>Sweden</STRONG></A>, 
                                and <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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                                rel="nofollow noopener" 
                                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 
                                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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                                rel="nofollow noopener" 
                                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>
                              <UL>
                                <LI 
                                style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly">The <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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                                rel="nofollow noopener" 
                                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>
                              <UL>
                                <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 
                                style="COLOR: #7e3c65; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly" 
                                href="https://mccaininstitute.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c1716b05e1f17ef3e2dd0c89f&id=1d2561e8ff&e=b016ceb33b" 
                                rel="nofollow noopener" 
                                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" 
                                href="https://mccaininstitute.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c1716b05e1f17ef3e2dd0c89f&id=ff14656040&e=b016ceb33b" 
                                rel="nofollow noopener" 
                                target=_blank><STRONG>threatened to compel a 
                                reunion by military 
                                force</STRONG></A> across the 110-mile-wide 
                                Taiwan Strait if the ROC <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" 
                                href="https://mccaininstitute.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c1716b05e1f17ef3e2dd0c89f&id=da9084e49b&e=b016ceb33b" 
                                rel="nofollow noopener" 
                                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" 
                                href="https://mccaininstitute.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c1716b05e1f17ef3e2dd0c89f&id=8e11cf5386&e=b016ceb33b" 
                                rel="nofollow noopener" 
                                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 
                                style="COLOR: #7e3c65; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly" 
                                href="https://mccaininstitute.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c1716b05e1f17ef3e2dd0c89f&id=d38a6d246e&e=b016ceb33b" 
                                rel="nofollow noopener" 
                                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" 
                                href="https://mccaininstitute.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c1716b05e1f17ef3e2dd0c89f&id=7c61455757&e=b016ceb33b" 
                                rel="nofollow noopener" 
                                target=_blank><STRONG>six Chinese aircraft on 
                                Friday, April 15th</STRONG></A>. </LI></UL>
                              <P 
                              style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 10px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; COLOR: #202020; FONT-SIZE: 16px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly"> </P>
                              <P 
                              style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 10px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; COLOR: #202020; FONT-SIZE: 16px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly"><STRONG>RELATED 
                              READING</STRONG></P>
                              <UL>
                                <LI 
                                style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly"><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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                                rel="nofollow noopener" 
                                target=_blank><STRONG>China Criticizes U.S. for 
                                Inviting Taiwan to Democracy 
                                Summit</STRONG></A><STRONG> (11/26/21)</STRONG> 

                                <LI 
                                style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly"><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" 
                                href="https://mccaininstitute.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c1716b05e1f17ef3e2dd0c89f&id=50ea7d1b75&e=b016ceb33b" 
                                rel="nofollow noopener" 
                                target=_blank><STRONG>U.S. Condemns China’s 
                                ‘Provocative’ & ‘Destabilizing’ Military 
                                Activity Near 
                                Taiwan</STRONG></A><STRONG> (10/5/21)</STRONG> 

                                <LI 
                                style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly"><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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                                rel="nofollow noopener" 
                                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> 

                                <LI 
                                style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly"><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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                                rel="nofollow noopener" 
                                target=_blank><STRONG>Blinken Warns China Using 
                                Military Force Against Taiwan Would Be ‘Serious 
                                Mistake’</STRONG></A><STRONG> (4/12/21)</STRONG> 

                                <LI 
                                style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly"><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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                                rel="nofollow noopener" 
                                target=_blank><STRONG>Pompeo Lifts Limitations 
                                on US Diplomatic Contacts With Taiwan - Are You 
                                in Favor?</STRONG></A> 
                                <LI 
                                style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly"><STRONG>(1/16/21)</STRONG> 
                                </LI></UL>
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                              style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 10px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; COLOR: #202020; FONT-SIZE: 16px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; mso-line-height-rule: exactly"><STRONG><EM>— 
                              Eric Revell</EM></STRONG></P>
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                              style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica neue,helvetica,sans-serif">We 
                              Hold These Truths is a nonpartisan effort of the 
                              McCain Institute. It does not support or oppose 
                              any political party or 
                              candidate.</SPAN></SPAN><BR><BR>
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                              <DIV 
                              style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black" 
                              align=left><B>From:</B> <A 
                              title=WHTT@mccaininstitute.org 
                              href="mailto:WHTT@mccaininstitute.org"><FONT 
                              color=#0000ff>Paul Fagan</FONT></A> </DIV>
                              <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial" 
                              align=left><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 19, 2022 
                              10:01 PM</DIV>
                              <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial" 
                              align=left><B>Subject:</B> Should countries around 
                              the world help Taiwan deter China’s military 
                              threats?</DIV>
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