Taiwan Internet Slowed as Part of War Games Drill
The 30-minute drill kept voice calls and emergency alerts working while testing how people would cope if mobile data failed during a crisis.
- On Monday, August 10, troops from the First Theatre Command simulated repelling a Chinese air-landing assault on the Penghu Islands, deploying M60A3 tanks and anti-aircraft guns in a multi-layered coastal defense exercise.
- The 10-day Han Kuang exercise rehearses defensive scenarios amid China's claims that democratically governed Taiwan is its territory and threats to seize the island by force.
- Reservists joined the live-fire drills as part of their 14-day training programme, following a public alert the government sent August 7 via text messages in Chinese and English to notify citizens.
- Later today, the government will "throttle" mobile internet speeds for the first time to test communication resilience; ATMs, traffic signals, and landlines will remain unaffected.
- Northern Taiwan, including the capital Taipei, is scheduled to conduct the same exercises on August 13, expanding civil-defense drills to assess communication stability in densely populated urban centers.
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Taiwan has conducted a drill in preparation for a possible Chinese invasion, cutting off internet access for millions of its residents in an attempt to prepare for a scenario in which the island's communications lines are disrupted. The drills in Taiwan come as Chinese ships increasingly monitor the country's coastline and critical infrastructure.
Taiwan beefs up civil, military defense in drills
Taiwan is conducting its largest-ever annual military preparedness drills alongside extensive civil defense exercises aimed at mobilizing a whole-of-society response in the event of conflict with China. Stretching from Aug. 5-14, the drills include several firsts: In addition to simulating the dispersal of defense production, Taiwan is throttling the island’s mobile network to show civilians what happens when internet services are disabled. Insp…
To prepare them for the possible invasion by China: it is part of a ten-day exercise, which has been done since 1984
Taiwan Throttles Mobile Data in Wartime Communications Drill
Taiwan deliberately throttled mobile data service across seven central counties and cities on Aug. 10, testing whether emergency services and civilian institutions could continue operating under communications constraints caused by war or a major disaster. The 30-minute test was part of Taiwan’s 2026 Urban Resilience exercise, conducted alongside Han Kuang 42, the island’s annual military drills. It brought telecommunications carriers, local gov…
On Monday, Taiwanese authorities restricted citizens' access to the internet in an attempt to test their behavior in a crisis situation. However, a public safety expert believes another reason has weighed more heavily.
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