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Taiwan Distributes Defense Handbooks Amid Rising China Tensions

11/17/2025

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Taiwan will distribute millions of civil defense handbooks to households starting this week.
The handbook, introduced in September, instructs on dealing with enemy soldiers and asserts that Taiwan’s surrender is false.
Lin Fei-fan, Deputy Secretary-General of Taiwan's National Security Council, said the initiative shows Taiwan's determination to defend itself amid pressure from China.
The program will reach over 9.8 million mailboxes, with multilingual versions to follow.

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Taiwan will distribute millions of civil defense handbooks to households starting this week.
The handbook, introduced in September, instructs on dealing with enemy soldiers and asserts that Taiwan’s surrender is false.
Lin Fei-fan, Deputy Secretary-General of Taiwan's National Security Council, said the initiative shows Taiwan's determination to defend itself amid pressure from China.
The program will reach over 9.8 million mailboxes, with multilingual versions to follow.