TAIWAN DRILLS LIVE | CHINA INVASION DRILLS: Taiwan Launches Massive 10-Day Live Fire Exercises

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TAIPEI — Taiwan has launched its largest annual Han Kuang military exercises, commencing ten days of unscripted, 24-hour live-fire drills from August 5 to August 14, 2026, to prepare for a potential Chinese invasion. The massive war games began after an underground command center in Taipei issued the order, triggering immediate combat-readiness maneuvers, including fighter jet dispersals and emergency naval deployments. For the first time, Taiwan is testing extreme civil defense resilience by temporarily limiting mobile internet access during air raid drills to simulate wartime communication disruptions. Incorporating a U.S. military 'backbrief' approach to streamline decentralized command coordination, the drills mobilize over 20,000 troops and 5,000 reservists. The exercises focus on repelling amphibious landings at critical 'Red Beaches' like Taipei Port and the Danshui River estuary, blocking enemy advances at the newly opened Danjiang Bridge, deploying drone and counter-drone warf

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