Taiwan rolls out handbook on how to prepare for a Chinese military invasion | CNN
Where do I get mine?
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What have you been watching to get such an ad? 
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Nothing I can think of! 
E-editions in PDF:
English:
Mandarin:
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If this is what the invasion looked like, I would be looking forward to it. 
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It’s a big call to make ahead of time!
Looks like a google ad tailored to your profile/algorithm…
But it would probably get people more interested in the actual thing if it were
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I am totally unprepared…
If their is military action, I hope for it being over quickly.
Normal life is annoying enough, no need for that added suffering, destruction, fear, hatred, cruelty.
I know it’s part of humanity, and sooner or later everyone might get caught up in it.
Looking at countries after wars, it seems so pointless. Look at former Yugoslavia. All that suffering. Now they are living normally again. Was there a need to go through all that killing? They could not have achieved what they have now with negotiations and peaceful solutions? War sucks.
The handbook will probably be useful to get through the first week of being under attack. After that, the real suffering begins. If I think of all the children, old and sick people … fuck war.
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Fortunately, the chances of a lengthy kinetic war over Taiwan are very remote. Nobody wants that.
We don’t know that. The Ukraine war has dragged on almost 4 years now. I’m scared for the future of Taiwan. We have a tentative exit planned for 2027 but the uncertainty… who knows if that’s too late, or on the other hand, who knows if we’re freaking out over something that will never happen (or at least not in the foreseeable future). It’s very frustrating and nerve wracking, especially with kids involved.
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Who do you think wants a lengthy kinetic war over Taiwan?
The Chinese are probably not ready yet. Getting there, but not yet. Until Taiwan declares formal independence they can keep paying off the apparently corrupt and archaic Taiwanese military, as well as a sympathetic KMT, while freezing out Taiwan from the international community. Once they have microchip parity or superiority it will be much easier for them. America isn’t down and out, but neither are signs of decline disappearing. They can wait, for now, and hope for a Hong Kong style takeover. I’d argue that modern day Taiwan is culturally closer to Communist China tha Hong Kong was before the early handover from the UK. The Ukraine quagmire gives China reason not to rush into a shooting war.
President Bone Spurs doesn’t want a long overseas war, I’m sure neither do the American people. Deterrence remains the best option, but if and when the Chinese go for it does the US want to defend Taiwan indefinitely? Is there going to be regime change in China? What’s the end game for a protracted war for the US? I think they don’t want one. You’re American, do you?
As for Taiwan, do I really need to say why nobody there wants a lengthy kinetic war?
Yes, that’s fair and I’m sorry to hear about your frustration, especially when you have little ones to care for. The good news is, I still think a protracted hot war is unlikely. More likely in the next few years to see America abandon Taiwan, IMO. Long term, I agree, difficult to see a future for Taiwan.
As long as the chips flow and the emperor gives his protection, everything will be OK. Neither of those can be presumed to last forever, so I wouldn’t be buying property.
I’ve been working on my Taiwan exit plan for a while and am on track to be completely removed from the island next year. I also can’t stand the food anymore, or the management culture, and have hit a professional ceiling. Basically, no good reason to stay. Risks from China are one of many factors, and certainly not the most influential. Probably the food, more than China.
Maybe nothing will happen in our lifetimes, I don’t have a crystal ball. I feel confident saying you don’t need to worry about bombs falling, given what we know now. When details change, my opinion may as well.
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Xi, his generals, and his party elites, who will never suffer the first-hand effects of war no matter how long it drags on.
Look, I hope you’re right and I’m not discounting your very valid points. I’m just not as confident that those who are creating this mess will know how to resolve it in a timely manner once the missiles are flying.
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Sorry, I added a very long edit!
Not that they want it to last for years, but ok I agree that if the shooting starts and it isn’t over quickly the Chinese leadership will want to see it through no matter how long it takes
Ukraine isn’t a chokepoint, but Taiwan is. It can’t be ignored.
Global food shortage will happen if a kinetic war happens over Taiwan.
If the Chinese really come and try getting kinetic, here is some seriously useful book:
Also available in Mandarin (note: not called “Chinese”) especially for Taiwan:
Love the title photo of the English version (Russian good will gesture):
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?? Chips (semiconductors as oppossed to crisps) I understand. But food?!
Europe, Australia, USA produce quite a lot of food!
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It’s not impossible that he might have misunderstood Taiwan’s role in the global chip industry as referring to potato chips… 
I didn’t get the basis for the dubious claim either.
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Global bubble tea shortage?
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A war between Taiwan and china would likely explode into a global war, as you can’t ship to Japan and Korea without going through Taiwan. How do you think this will play out?