Overview
- In the final phase on Thursday, authorities ran a 30‑minute mobile internet throttling exercise in multiple cities that coincided with air‑raid sirens and orders for people to shelter indoors.
- Telecom operators reduced mobile data to roughly 256 Kbps so messaging and basic text services could function while fixed broadband, Wi‑Fi, voice calls and SMS were largely preserved.
- The military and coast guard conducted anti‑blockade drills that escorted a simulated merchant vessel and had a minesweeper clear a navigation channel to test keeping supply lines open.
- Ground forces rehearsed denial measures including bridge and tunnel blockades and staged mass‑casualty medical evacuations while thousands of reservists and civilian agencies practiced mobilization and logistics.
- Beijing criticized the exercises as a “wasteful charade” and Taiwan reported elevated PLA activity near the island, leaving officials focused on hardening communications, refining backup plans and managing public disruption.