PLA conducts Joint Sword exercises around Taiwan
Dated 8 April 2023: PLA conducts Joint Sword exercises around Taiwan. In the causal graph this event weakens Taiwan Strait escalation risk, a driver that strengthens Global deaths from organized violence (UCDP) — an improving welfare path.
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- FactPLA conducts Joint Sword exercises around Taiwan
- weakensDriverTaiwan Strait escalation risk
- strengthensIndicators (2)Global deaths from organized violence (UCDP)
provisional weight · verified
Strengthens · 60% impact strength (driver → indicator)
Observed
245k deaths per year · 195k above the normal line (2025)
Worse than normalAbove normal = worse
Strengthens · 50% impact strength (driver → indicator)
Observed
69M people (stock, end-of-year) · 28M above the normal line (2025)
Worse than normal3 readings, 2023–2025: rose from 68M people (stock, end-of-year) to 69M people (stock, end-of-year).
Above normal = worse
Causal path
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- FactPLA conducts Joint Sword exercises around Taiwan
- weakensDriverTaiwan Strait escalation risk
- strengthensIndicatorGlobal deaths from organized violence (UCDP)
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Factrail. (2026). PLA conducts Joint Sword exercises around Taiwan. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/pla-joint-sword-exercises-taiwan-april-2023
https://factrail.ai/facts/pla-joint-sword-exercises-taiwan-april-2023
Accessed 15 October 2026.
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