Inside the Han Kuang — how Taiwan prepares for the world’s most consequential war0

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• September 4, 2026

Caught between two superpowers, Taiwan stands to be the world’s most dangerous flash point. The island democracy of 23.2 million people knows its precarious position. For the last four decades, the global semiconductor hub has conducted annual military drills focused on staving off a cross-strait invasion by Beijing, which considers the island part of its