Only if they absolutely need it. Nobody would spoil an asset like that. Maybe they would turn off mobile in Taiwan if they control their network. I didn't check which technology provider they use.

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nailer 5 days ago | parent [-]

I don't think it would permanently spoil anything. China would just stop the phone network from being used to coordinate a response.

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pmontra 5 days ago | parent [-]

No mobile network can be an inconvenience but who has to respond will have the means to communicate no matter what. Furthermore every single common person will feel a personal level of danger and they won't simply shrug about the destiny of a remote island somewhere on the map.

	▲	nailer 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		The people we are talking about live in Taiwan, so Taiwan is not a remote island for them.