00:00The director of the de facto U.S. Embassy in Taiwan attended one of this year's civil
00:04defense exercises. Taiwan is holding the drills in conjunction with its annual
00:09Hanguang military exercises. The aim is to prepare not just the military, but all of
00:14Taiwan's society for a potential crisis. Taiwan's National Security Council said
00:18invited AIT Director Raymond Green and his team to observe the exercises. The goal is
00:24to gain an understanding of Taiwan's urban resilience efforts. Officials noted
00:28that the U.S. values Taiwan's ability to defend itself, including its efforts to
00:33build up civil defense. This comment several U.S. senators have come to Taiwan to urge
00:37it to pass a 40 billion U.S. dollar defense budget, which has been held up in the
00:42opposition-controlled legislature.
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