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13 December 2023

Available for over a year

One month before pivotal elections in Taiwan, Ed Butler meets ordinary citizens getting ready just in case growing threats of a Chinese invasion do come to pass.

First-aid and weapons training are top of the list. But why isn’t the government doing more to get people ready?

Presented and produced by Ed Butler

(Image: A first aid training exercise)

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