China Calls Taiwan Drills 'Wasteful Charade'
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- China labeled Taiwan's annual military drills a 'wasteful charade'
- Taiwan's annual military drills cleared streets and slowed internet across Taipei
Why it matters: Beijing labeled Taiwan's drills a 'wasteful charade' while those same drills emptied Taipei streets and throttled internet, handing Beijing a domestic-disruption narrative it can amplify abroad. For Taipei, every realistic defense rehearsal now means measurable civilian inconvenience — a cost its drills must justify to residents who live through them.
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