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Taiwan conducts civil defence drills 'Urban Resilience' exercise: In a significant development, possibly indicating another global conflict this year, Taiwan (the Republic of China), a country which the People's Republic of China led by Xi Jinping has been reportedly planning to attack and occupy has deployed advanced US made weapons—including HIMARS rocket systems, Patriot missile batteries, and Stinger missiles—during its largest-ever Han Kuang military drills. Here are all the details you need to know about the recent development in Taiwan. Taiwan conducts civil defence drills 'Urban Resilience' exercise
In a significant development from Taiwan, local media reports indicated that the third day of 'Urban Resilience' exercises- featuring air raid alerts, public evacuation manoeuvres, and disaster relief drills- to guard against Chinese threats to invade- will continue across Taiwan.
Taiwan is reportedly conducting the exercise due to the impending risk of an attack from Xi Jinping's People's Republic of China. What civil defence drills is Taiwan conducting?
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 in the face of a hypothetical Chinese invasion amidst escalating tensions.
The air raid alerts will last for 30 minutes, and once the alerts are lifted, local governments and civil defence groups will follow with relief station, emergency station or disaster relief drills. What do presence of Chinese warships indicate?
The presence of Chinese warships off the coast of southwestern Japan has tripled in the last three years, including in waters between Taiwan and the neighboring Japanese island of Yonaguni, according to the Japanese Defence white paper.
China views Taiwan as its own territory and has stepped up military and political pressure to assert those claims. Lai Ching-te, who completed a year in office has urged Beijing to restart dialogue with his government on equal terms.
(With inputs from agencies)
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