Taipei resident Jay Tsai hopes he never needs the crisis guide Taiwan is handing out to millions of households across the island, which faces threats of natural disasters and a Chinese invasion.

The government began sliding the orange booklet under doors and into mailboxes this week to raise awareness about potential dangers, but critics have branded it a waste of taxpayers' money.

"I hope we'll never need it but it feels reassuring to have," Tsai, a 31-year-old 3D animation specialist, told AFP.

"I'll put it near my emergency items at home, like the flashlight, just so I know it's there."

The 32-page booklet offers advice on everything from how to prepare a "go bag" to what to do when an air-raid siren sounds and how to give first-aid.

It also warns readers that "hostile foreign forc

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