Taiwan Official Unboxes Emergency Kit, Highlights Instant Noodles as 'Most Important Thing'

Lin Fei-fan, Taiwan's Deputy Secretary-General of the National Security Council, has embraced an international challenge by unboxing an "emergency preparedness kit" in a social media video. The initiative, inspired by a joint challenge from the US, UK, Canadian, and EU representative offices in Taiwan, aims to promote civil defense readiness.

The kit, meticulously assembled by Lin, contains a comprehensive range of supplies. It features basic first aid items such as saline solution, cotton swabs, and bandages, alongside a multi-tool knife, whistle, cutlery, and batteries in a tools section. For medical needs and survival, Lin included two tourniquets purchased in the US, a thermal blanket, a raincoat, and a 5-liter water container. To address potential power outages, the kit also holds candles, a flashlight, and a lighter.

Recognizing the needs of families with young children, Lin's kit also accommodates childcare essentials, including milk powder, diapers, and his child's favorite rice crackers. The most distinctively Taiwanese item, however, was a cup of "Lai Yake" instant noodles, which Lin humorously declared as "the most important thing for Taiwanese people," adding a touch of local flavor to the preparedness efforts. The video concluded with Lin presenting the "Little Orange Book," a national safety guide, and encouraging citizens to prepare their own kits.