Event Brief
Taiwan war games test countering PLA maritime blockade
Filed: Aug 04, 2026 at 12:09 PM ET
Summary: Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang exercise begins, testing for the first time countering a PLA maritime blockade.
WHO: Taiwan
WHAT: Taiwan begins the 42nd Han Kuang war games to test countering a PLA maritime blockade and wartime relocation of weapons production lines.
WHEN: Aug 04, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
WHERE: Taiwan
WHY: The exercise is scheduled to begin and test countering a PLA maritime blockade in the western Pacific.
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