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Taiwan briefly slows its mobile internet to text-only speed as part of defense drill

Published by NPR World By The Associated Press · 13 August 2026 at 16:18
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Taiwan briefly slows its mobile internet to text-only speed as part of defense drill
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The drills come amid rising tensions with China, which frequently sends military planes and ships towards Taiwan.

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