Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience Committee

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The Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience Committee is a Taiwanese organization created to organize and standardize defense efforts across Taiwan taking a whole-of-society approach to the problem.

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Purpose

The primary focus of the Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience Committee is organizing a whole-of-society defense againt natural and man-made disasters. [1]

History

The Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience Committee was inaugurated in 2024 with the purpose of organizing and standardizing civil defense efforts across Taiwan taking a whole-of-society approach to the problem. [2] The committee held their first tabletop exercise in December 2024 [3] and their first physical exercise in March 2025. The March exercise involved 1,500 people and was overseen by Taiwanese President William Lai. [4] [5]

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References

  1. Thompson, Drew. "Whole-of-society resilience: A new deterrence concept in Taipei". brookings.edu. Brookings. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  2. Yun, Chen; Pan, Jason (27 September 2024). "First whole-of-society meeting held". Taipei Times . Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  3. Garcia, Sam; Chun-chung, Wang (19 March 2025). "Tainan civil defense drills to test emergency response capabilities". taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  4. Wang, Ann; Chih, Annabelle (28 March 2025). "Lai oversees first civil defense drills". taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  5. Lai, Sunny (26 June 2025). "Civil-military cooperation enhances Taiwan's defense resilience: Lai". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 9 September 2025.