But the blood was fake, and the casualties were volunteer actors. Together with the government workers, they were taking part in mandatory civil defence and military drills held across Taiwan last month. The purpose? Rehearsing their response to a possible attack by China.
tirsdag 26. august 2025
How Taiwan is preparing for Chinese attack with acting, fake blood and mock missile strikes
It was just another Friday morning on the Taiwanese island of Kinmen, a few kilometres from the coast of China, when an air raid siren pierced the calm. At a local government office, people switched off their lights and dove under tables. Others fled to an underground car park. At a nearby hospital, staff rushed to treat people staggering in with bloody injuries.
But the blood was fake, and the casualties were volunteer actors. Together with the government workers, they were taking part in mandatory civil defence and military drills held across Taiwan last month. The purpose? Rehearsing their response to a possible attack by China.
But the blood was fake, and the casualties were volunteer actors. Together with the government workers, they were taking part in mandatory civil defence and military drills held across Taiwan last month. The purpose? Rehearsing their response to a possible attack by China.
