# Taiwan briefly slows mobile internet during military exercises

https://mins.news/en/video/21538

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-13 18:28 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDUxablTJr8

> Mobile internet and traffic slowed in Taipei and six other cities and localities on Thursday as Taiwan carried out the final phase of its annual Han Kuang military exercises. The drills began last week and simulate a response to a possible Chinese invasion.

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