# China calls Taiwan’s annual military drills a ‘wasteful charade’

https://mins.news/en/item/21945

- Reuters, 2026-08-14 08:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-calls-taiwans-annual-military-drills-wasteful-charade-2026-08-14/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7ecc38325a7500012aa18b

> China’s defence ministry on Friday described Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military drills as a “wasteful charade” that had “stoked war panic”. It was the Chinese government’s first official response since the 10-day war games began last week.

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