# LIVE: Taiwan conducts military drills

https://mins.news/en/video/13761

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-05 06:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNC9kO-sgtI

> Taiwan’s military is holding its largest annual exercises. The drills are set to continue for 10 days and include live-troop combat training as well as urban civil defense exercises. The proceedings are being broadcast live as the military carries out training across several scenarios.

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