TAIPEI: Taiwan's military published a handbook on Tuesday advising civilians on how to prepare for a potential Chinese invasion, including where to find bomb shelters and how to stockpile emergency supplies. The 28-page guide contains information which 'the general public can use as an emergency response guideline in a military crisis or natural disaster,' defense ministry spokesman Sun Li-fang said during an introduction at an online press conference. Drawn from similar guides by Sweden and Japan, it tells residents where to find bomb shelters via mobile phone apps and what to do in an emergency including how to distinguish air raid sirens. 'The guide is for the public to better prepare themselves before a war or disaster happens,' said Liu Tai-yi, an official of the ministry's All-Out Defense Mobilization Agency. It also includes information on basic survival skills for the public during air raids, massive fires, building collapses, power outages and natural disasters. It is the first time Taiwan's military has published such a handbook.
