Taiwan Plans Inter-Ministerial Drills to Counter China Blockade Risk

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Taiwan's Deputy Minister of the Interior, Ma Shih-yuan, announced that Taiwan will conduct its first inter-ministerial joint exercises to prepare for a potential Chinese naval blockade. The drills aim to escort ships carrying natural gas and oil to secure critical domestic supplies. Ma warned that a large-scale blockade around Taiwan would impact regional energy supplies. Taiwan plans a tabletop exercise in June and drills for international aid ship docking and domestic land transport escort in September.