Why was Taiwan’s president evacuated in the middle of the night?
Taiwan's president, William Lai, was evacuated in the middle of the night as part of an emergency evacuation drill. The drill is part of Taiwan's annual Han Kuang military exercises, which are taking place from August 5th to 14th. The exercises are intended to prepare Taiwan for a potential Chinese invasion.
- ▪President William Lai participated in the emergency evacuation drill as part of the Han Kuang military exercises.
- ▪The Han Kuang military exercises are being held from August 5th to 14th.
- ▪The drills are intended to prepare Taiwan for a potential Chinese invasion.
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Why was Taiwan’s president evacuated in the middle of the night?<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Why was Taiwan’s president evacuated in the middle of the night?ClosePresident William Lai took part in an emergency evacuation drill as part of Taiwan's annual Han Kuang military exercises that are running from August 5th to 14th.The BBC’s Katy Watson explains what happened and why Taiwan is using the drills to prepare for a potential Chinese…
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