Event Brief
UPDATED Aug 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Aug 4, 2026 at 11:11 AM ET
Taiwan war games test countering PLA maritime blockade
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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: Reported Aug 4, 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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