Taiwan tensions
As 10 days of exercises wrap up, observers see progress but warn of hybrid threats
A Taiwanese soldier fires a gun aboard an armored vehicle during the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Taipei on Aug. 13. © Reuters
THOMPSON CHAU
August 14, 2026 13:50 JST
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — Taiwan on Friday reached the end of an intense stretch of combat drills and civil defense tests meant to gauge the island democracy’s readiness to confront an invasion or blockade by China, including the first intentional mobile internet disruptions.