Taipei holds air raid drill to prepare for Chinese attack



A Patriot air defence system, which can detect and destroy incoming missiles, being deployed at a park in Taipei as part of Taiwan's annual Han Kuang military exercises on July 15.

TAIPEI – Taipei’s normally busy streets will come to a brief standstill on July 17 when air raid sirens send thousands of people into underground shelters in a rehearsal for a Chinese attack.

The annual civilian drill is being held in cities across Taiwan this week, alongside military training, to prepare the self-governed island for a potential Chinese invasion.

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