Why was Taiwan’s president evacuated in the middle of the night?To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedWhy 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 invasion.SubsectionAsiaPublished3 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated topicsTaiwanFollow Taiwanclose panelYou are now following TaiwanUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.ChinaFollow Chinaclose panelYou are now following ChinaUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.AsiaFollow Asiaclose panelYou are now following AsiaUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.Read description
