As fears of invasion simmer, a new ‘survival chic’ trend sweeps Taiwan, where go-bags and gas masks have become the latest accessories of anxious preparedness. By Eric R Stone.
Army rations. A first aid kit. A portable water filtration system. These are among the latest trendy purchases graphic designer Tseng Mia made after seeing peers posting photos of their own ‘survival kits’ all over Taiwanese social media.
It was in May when Mia, who lives in the capital Taipei, first heard about kits on the social media platform Threads, which in Taiwan has become the equivalent of X.
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