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

The drills come amid rising tensions with China, which frequently sends military planes and ships towards Taiwan.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/6000x4000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0d%2F7d%2F5d69ce6948c0921c3def4463f53c%2Fap26225291238062.jpg' alt='People take cover inside at a MRT station during the Urban Resilience (Air-Defense) Exercise, part of the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.'/><p>The drills come amid rising tensions with China, which frequently sends military planes and ships towards Taiwan.</p><p>(Image credit: Chiang Ying-ying)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-138581' />