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This year’s drills are ten days, twice as long as before. The timing is no accident. Tensions with Beijing remain high. While ...
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Air-raid sirens blared in Taipei ...
Sirens rang out across Taiwan’s capital Taipei on Thursday as part of a large-scale air-raid drill simulating a potential missile attack from China. The exercise, organized by the defense ministry, ...
Sirens wailed, roads emptied and people were ordered to stay indoors in Taiwan's capital Taipei on Thursday during an annual ...
Drills will take place from 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. in most regions, except for eastern Taiwan and outlying islands, where they ...
The civil defence drills are part of Taiwan's broader annual 10-day Han Kuang military drills, which began on July 9--the island country's largest war games--aimed at increasing defence preparedness ...
Taipei on Thursday held urban resilience air raid drills, with residents in one of the exercises’ three “key verification ...
Taipei is holding air raid drills, directing residents into shelters to prepare for a potential Chinese attack. Photo / Taipei came to a brief standstill on Thursday when air raid sirens forced ...
Air raid sirens wailed across Taipei on Thursday as large-scale drills were carried out as part of the annual Han Kuang military exercises designed to strengthen Taiwan's preparedness in the face of ...
Taiwan has conducted its first urban resilience exercise. Residents of three cities practiced how to evacuate and seek shelter during an air raid, including while out shopping for groceries.
Taipei came to a brief standstill on Thursday when air raid sirens forced people off the streets and into underground ...
Taiwan is holding its latest round of annual military exercises, the Han Kuang. The live-fire drills include new weapons systems provided by the United States.