{
  "id": 135563,
  "title": "How Taiwan is preparing for a PLA sea blockade in its biggest war games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/how-taiwan-is-preparing-for-a-pla-sea-blockade-in-its-biggest-war-135563",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T14:00:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3362965/how-taiwan-preparing-pla-sea-blockade-its-biggest-war-games"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Taiwan will begin its annual war games on Wednesday, testing for the first time its ability to counter a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) maritime blockade in the western Pacific during the 10-day exercise. The 42nd edition of the Han Kuang exercise, the island’s largest annual military drill, will incorporate US military planning practices to improve coordination and mission command. It will also…",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "How Taiwan is preparing for a PLA sea blockade in its biggest war games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/how-taiwan-is-preparing-for-a-pla-sea-blockade-in-its-biggest-war",
        "published": "2026-08-04T14:00:26.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}