To strengthen the people of the Republic of China’s awareness of danger in peacetime and their proficiency in air-defense procedures, the 2017 (ROC year 106) Joint Military-Civilian Air Defense Exercise (Wanan No. 40) is being held between February and May. The nation is divided into 7 regions—northern, central, southern, and eastern Taiwan, plus Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu—to reduce the risk of casualties in the event of any future wartime air raid.
In 2017, practical drills including personnel and vehicle control, evacuation, and sheltering will be carried out. The schedule for each region is as follows:
Kinmen region (Kinmen County Government): February 21 (Tuesday): 13:30–14:00.
Matsu region (Lienchiang County Government): February 23 (Thursday): 13:30–14:00.
Taiwan region:
- Eastern region (Hualien County and Taitung County Governments): March 2 (Thursday) 13:30–14:00.
- Central region (Miaoli County, Taichung City, Nantou County, Changhua County, Yunlin County, Chiayi City, and Chiayi County Governments): April 13 (Thursday) 13:30–14:00.
- Southern region (Pingtung County, Tainan City, and Kaohsiung City Governments): May 11 (Thursday) 13:30–14:00.
- Northern region (Yilan County, Keelung City, Taipei City, New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Hsinchu City, and Hsinchu County Governments): May 18 (Thursday) 13:30–14:00.
Penghu region (Penghu County Government): May 24 (Wednesday) 13:30–14:00.
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