The Ministry of National Defense today officially published its updated safety handbook, “In Case of Crisis: Taiwan’s National Public Safety Guide,” which is now available to view and download in Chinese and English on the ministry’s All-out Defense Mobilization Agency Web site.
An initial 5,000 copies would also be printed and made available at the Ministry of the Interior’s National Disaster Prevention Day drills tomorrow and on Thursday, before being distributed at the entrances of select PX Mart supermarkets across the country starting on Sunday, the defense ministry said.
This would be the third edition of the handbook in four years, All-out Defense Mobilization Agency Director Shen Wei-chih (沈威志) said.
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The first edition, published in 2022, was named the “All-out Defense Handbook” and focused on strengthening the resilience of local governments, he said.
The second edition, published after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2023, was expanded and updated to the “All-out Defense Contingency Handbook,” he added.
This third edition emphasizes that “preparation ensures safety” and promote whole-of-society resilience and preparedness, as recommended by legislators and experts, he said.
While this edition offers advice for natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis, it also focuses on the threat of military aggression, including sabotage of critical infrastructure and undersea cables, naval patrols and live-fire drills, Shen said.
The book uses a water-resistant cover in the same high-visibility orange used for disaster-prevention vests, and is illustrated for comprehension, Shen said.
The 29-page handbook is organized into 18 sections across three chapters: “Advance Preparation,” “In Case of Crisis” and “Protecting our Home,” he added.
It also contains useful QR codes that link to resources such as the Readiness TW e-app, the Police Service App to locate air raid shelters and first aid instructional videos, he said.
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