Taiwan's central government sent a team to check how well Nantou County is prepared for disasters and wartime emergencies — a neutral but telling sign of how seriously the island is treating civil defense.

• Central officials reviewed Nantou's paperwork and did on-site checks of its emergency readiness.
• The county says it is still strengthening disaster prep and rebuilding work after natural disasters.
• Nantou runs one combined system covering civil defense, disaster response, and wartime coordination.
• Defense officials warned that in a war the military would focus on fighting, so local governments would have to handle far more on their own.
• That means leaning on volunteers, civic groups, and alternative service members, plus plans to pull in help from other regions.

Outlook: These reviews happen every two years, and Nantou is expected to tighten its manpower and supply planning before the next one.