This Asian island is bracing for the Big Brother's move

Photographer

Daniel Ceng

Category

Editorial Photography - Political

Company

Anadolu Agency

Submission Group

Professional

Year

2026

Country / Region:

Turkey

Holding anti-landing live-fire exercise on islets just 3 kilometres away from China. Staging air-raid evacuation drills. Showcasing indigenous weapons. Civilians taking part in nighttime tactical movement drill. These are what the Taiwanese authorities, and the island population, are doing to brace for a possible attack by their neighbouring Big Brother. For Taiwan, that unwanted attack is not a matter of whether it will happen, but when, and how prepared are they for the worst. These images taken between 2024 and 2026 explore how the self-governing island in East Asia has been taking the matter into their own hands.