The Japan Times · ASIA PACIFIC

Taiwan to slow mobile internet in civil defense drills as China threat grows

· By Yimou Lee
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TAIPEI – Taiwan will deliberately slow mobile internet speeds for the first time ⁠during annual civil defense drills in August, testing how citizens would communicate if bandwidth became scarce in emergencies ranging from disasters to a Chinese invasion.

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