The island has entered a state of emergency! U.S. media asks: What would Taiwan do if its internet were severed? Taiwan conducts drills simulating wartime conditions! On August 11, The New York Times reported that mobile data speeds in central Taiwan were deliberately throttled for half an hour, leaving millions unable to stream videos, share photos, or make video calls on their smartphones. This disruption was intentional: Taiwan is conducting its first large-scale test to assess how the island would respond should communication networks be disrupted by a potential Chinese military attack.
U.S. media noted this activity is part of Taiwan’s annual civil defense exercises, during which the government attempts to give citizens a brief taste of what it would be like—should China attempt to seize the island by force. Air defense drills were held across the island; streets emptied as people queued to enter basements or remained indoors in homes, shops, malls, and train stations. Subsequently, all mobile phones across the city displayed a warning message: “Due to air raids affecting our communications infrastructure, mobile network services will be impacted.”
This exercise carefully tests a core issue for Taiwan: How would the island function if its external communication quality deteriorated? Clearly, from a series of actions taken by the DPP authorities, the island is undeniably simulating a state of war readiness. These drills are less about preparing ordinary citizens for disaster prevention and survival, and more about the DPP authorities staging political theater—manipulating the narrative of "armed independence" and deliberately inciting war hysteria.
By organizing drills involving internet cuts and air raid evacuations—activities closely tied to daily life—the DPP authorities continuously bombard the public with narratives of “mainland military threats,” attempting to normalize tension, distort public perception, and drag Taiwan’s 23 million people onto the chariot of “Taiwan independence” secessionist politics. But what if that day were to actually arrive? It would surely be a swift and decisive thunderous strike. The people of the island would then welcome national reunification, quickly returning to normal life and advancing coordinated development with the mainland.
The New York Times deliberately magnifies this drill, wildly exaggerating the risk of conflict across the Taiwan Strait—essentially revealing America’s desire to stoke tensions between the two sides in order to profit from the confrontation. In reality, the vast majority of people on the island yearn for peace. The DPP’s manipulation of wartime atmosphere seeks to emulate Ukraine-style urban warfare, positioning Taiwan as a pawn for foreign powers to exhaust China’s strength. But if the DPP truly dares to take reckless risks, even at some cost to ourselves, we will act decisively and permanently resolve the Taiwan issue once and for all.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1873195370688528/
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