RESILIENCE DRILLS
The effort has included resilience drills testing how local officials would keep the government running during cascading crises, from earthquakes to a Chinese invasion.
“If the situation does not match the original enemy scenario, what should he do? How should he reassess, readjust, and quickly issue orders?” the defence official said, referring to field commanders who will be tested with “unexpected scenarios” during the drills, which end on Aug 14.
The drills will also mobilise more than 20,000 reservists.
On the sports field of a Taipei high school on Wednesday, dozens of reservists gathered to practise using mortars and taking up rifle positions.
The military will also introduce an “embedded reporter” mechanism to assess wartime frontline news releases and efforts to counter enemy disinformation, the officials said.
“The emphasis will be on how our entire population, the Republic of China as a whole – especially our citizens – should face war,” the defence official said, using Taiwan’s official name.