Overview
- The Defense Ministry has started mailing roughly 11 million booklets to more than 9.8 million households, including about 105,000 English editions, with distribution slated to finish by January.
- The handbook states that any claims of government surrender during a military invasion are false, reinforcing official messaging on national resolve.
- The guide outlines threat scenarios such as sabotage of undersea cables, cyberattacks, inspections or boarding of Taiwanese vessels by an enemy, unilateral no-fly zones, hostile drones, and a full-scale invasion.
- The booklet advises households to keep a week’s worth of supplies, maintain a go-bag by the door, set family meeting points, practice basic first aid, avoid filming Taiwan’s military movements, and leave areas where fighting is observed.
- The text warns that Chinese-made apps like DeepSeek, WeChat, TikTok, and RedNote, as well as some camera-equipped devices, pose data-security risks, and officials plan follow-up campaigns to help residents assemble emergency kits.