Educational War Game Showcases Taiwan's Civil Defense Efforts

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With threats from China on the rise, Taiwan has been working to boost its civil defense. In Taipei,  students take part in an educational war game to practice concepts including effective communication and coordination during a crisis.

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00:00China pounds southern Taiwan with rockets.

00:07In response, Taiwan deploys troops and sets up air defences.

00:14This is not real life, but a tabletop war game involving college students.

00:20They are trying to figure out how to respond if China were to attack Taiwan.

00:24The game simulates government decision-making during a conflict.

00:27Its founder says the goal is not to predict results, but to inspire insights from students.

00:34The first objective is to let the participants and the audience to know more about the military issues about Taiwan.

00:43And another thing is our purpose is to simulate the crisis management to let all participants,

00:49and especially those still freshmen of National Taiwan University,

00:54to understand the proper way to conduct coordination and decision-making.

01:03During the games, one key challenge students encounter is how to communicate effectively across government bodies.

01:10One of the experts in attendance is former chief of general staff Li Ximing.

01:21He shows this game's president how government functions are likely to be disrupted during wartime.

01:27This student president is a business major.

01:39She says only by truly understanding cross-rate issues can she make the right decisions.

01:44And this war game helps.

01:46Whether it's in the business or the economy or the economy or the political direction,

01:49I think that people should have a good policy of the two-line political perspective.

01:54We can know whether it's in the assets of the production or in the future as a business character,

01:58how to do it properly.

02:00Another student says,

02:01by playing the defense minister,

02:03he started to understand how hard it is to coordinate different forces,

02:08especially when trying to report situations to the president in a timely manner.

02:12Another key to a successful defense is to identify societal infiltration,

02:26which relies on efforts made by civil society.

02:29It's important for just regular citizens like the students to understand the threat

02:35from fifth element infiltration,

02:39the Chinese agents that's already in Taiwan.

02:42And even as individual citizens,

02:45maybe they will gain an understanding down the road

02:48how they can do something to prevent these type of damages

02:51to Taiwan's critical infrastructures.

02:54As China's military threat grows,

02:57Taiwan in recent years has emphasized the importance of civil resilience.

03:01These students are seen as an indispensable part of their efforts,

03:07proving that national defense isn't a distant concept,

03:10but something everyone can take part in.

03:13Hang Xie and Ellen Liu for Taiwan Plus.

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