Taiwan is bolstering its deterrence posture through whole-of-society defense resilience drills, involving civilians in readiness activities in part to raise confidence in national defense and drawing on European and Japanese models in the process. The most recent drill included 1,500 participants and tested evacuations, emergency responses, and civilian coordination at a potential invasion site in southwestern Taiwan. Recommendations made following the drill include making better use of information systems, expanding volunteer training programs, pre-positioning medical supplies, and modularizing the medical system for greater flexibility. Future resilience drills will test responses to communications blackouts, transportation disruptions, and large-scale cyber attacks.
Chinese Military Drill Escalates Tensions, Underscoring Taiwan’s Commitment to Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience (Kuang-Cheng Hsu, Calvin Chu – The Jamestown Foundation)
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