A volunteer guides local residents taking shelter during the Wanan Air Raid Drill, a civilian air-raid held on the day of the annual Han Kuang military exercise, in Taipei on July 24, 2023. (Photo by Jameson WU / AFP)
Taiwan held air raid drills simulating its response to Chinese missile attacks in several cities on Monday, the same day the island’s military kicked off its annual war games.
Self-ruled Taiwan holds frequent defence drills in the face of increasing military and political pressures from China, which regards the island as its territory.
Preparation efforts also extend to its civilian population, with authorities stepping up drills in cities, citing lessons learned from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine where the street-to-street warfare appears to be part of the defence strategy playbook.
“Because of the ongoing Ukraine-Russian war, the importance of the drill is for…
