# Taiwan rehearses mobile-network slowdown during annual military drills for the first time

https://mins.news/en/video/18615

- VOA Chinese, 2026-08-11 00:21 UTC
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- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTD_O7qaQDs

> Taiwan is holding its largest Han Kuang exercise to date to assess the results of recent combat-oriented training. For the first time, authorities slowed mobile networks across broad areas for 30 minutes during the drill, simulating communications disruption after a Chinese attack or a natural disaster. In Taichung, the exercise was combined with an air-raid drill, prompting residents to leave the streets and evacuate. Basic mobile calls remained available, while ATMs, traffic signals, landlines and fixed internet were not affected.

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