under the Chinese threat, the island is preparing

The tension rises a notch about Taiwan. On Saturday July 30, China announced that it had organized live ammunition military exercises off its coast. Taiwan therefore conducted a full-scale training exercise. In the scenario, several attacks have just hit the capital. 1,800 people were mobilized for the simulation. “This year’s exercises are scenarios similar to the Russia-Ukraine war and simulations of China’s attack on Taiwan”, explains a man. Taiwan fears being attacked by the powerful communist neighbor across the strait.

Xi Jinping keeps declaring that Taiwan and mainland China will be reunited, whether they like it or not. The United States says it is ready to militarily defend the island, where the inhabitants are preparing for war. But a visit by US Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan is heightening tensions.

In Taipei, the capital, since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Taiwanese televisions have not stopped drawing parallels between Taiwan and Ukraine. Training in civil defense is multiplying, for example to learn how to locate shelters or provide first aid. Seats went quickly. There are also practice classes at the weekend to train with dummy weapons.