US EditionChina launches military drills around Taiwan amid tensions with Japan
The People's Liberation Army deployed air, naval, rocket, and army units in drills covering five zones around Taiwan, signaling a stern warning against independence and external interference.
- On Dec 29, China's People's Liberation Army mobilised army, naval, air and rocket units around Taiwan in Just Mission 2025, testing combat readiness and issuing a `stern warning` against independence.
- The drills began 11 days after the U.S. announced a $11.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan, following Beijing's anger at Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks and post-2022 encirclement after then-US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taipei visit.
- The Eastern Theatre Command said the drills will dispatch air, naval, rocket and army units for integrated control, blockade, and sealing of key ports in five zones for 10 hours from 8:30 a.m. on Dec 30.
- Taiwan's military deployed appropriate forces, set up a response centre and carried out a rapid response exercise shortly after the drills, while spokesperson Karen Kuo condemned them as military intimidation.
- This marks the first time the PLA publicly framed drills as deterrence of outside intervention, including a `Shields of Justice` poster warning external interference threatens the Taiwan Strait during China's sixth major war games since 2022.
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The Taiwanese government condemned the military exercise: they believe China violates international norms and they are ready to defend the Taiwanese people.
China is currently holding military exercises around Taiwan, simulating the conquest and blockade of key areas of the island, as a warning to the entire world.
The Chinese Army has announced this Monday that it has launched new maneuvers around Taiwan involving units of the army, the army, aviation and the rocket force to "approach the island from multiple directions" and "launch a serious warning to separatist forces seeking independence from the island and external interference forces." "These exercises focus mainly on maritime-air fighting readiness patrols, the taking of comprehensive control, the …
The Chinese military has again launched a large-scale maneuver around Taiwan. The exercises should also include blockade scenarios - Taipei sharply criticizes the action.China has again begun a large-scale military exercise around Taiwan. As reported by the state news agency Xinhua on appeal to the Chinese military, the maneuver "Mission Justice 2025" has begun. Exercises are carried out in air and sea areas around Taiwan. The focus is on patrol…
The Chinese military has again launched a large-scale maneuver around Taiwan. The exercises should also include blockade scenarios - Taipei sharply criticizes the action.
China has launched large-scale military exercises around Taiwan to simulate the seizure and blockade of key areas of the island it claims as its territory. Taiwan's defense ministry said its forces were on high alert.
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