FDD: US unprepared for Chinese cyber campaign against Taiwan

A war game run by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Taiwan found US planning gaps for a Chinese cyber and economic pressure campaign short of invasion. The scenario covered cellular outages, damaged undersea cables and substations; findings were briefed to President Lai Ching-te.

• The FDD exercise was held in Taiwan in late September 2026
• Scenario included comms outages, damaged cables and substations
• Mark Montgomery: recovery takes days or weeks, not hours
• FDD plans more exercises with congressional staff and agencies