US EditionChina fires rockets towards Taiwan in war games simulating blockade
China's drills involved 130 military aircraft and 22 naval vessels near Taiwan, simulating blockades and strikes to deter Taiwan independence and foreign intervention, Taiwan's defense ministry said.
- On December 30, 2025, the People's Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command fired long-range rockets into waters around Taiwan and conducted 10 hours of live-fire drills under Justice Mission 2025.
- Following Washington's approval of an $11.1 billion arms package, Beijing said the drills were a `stern warning` against `Taiwan independence` and external interference to safeguard sovereignty.
- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said it tracked 130 air sorties, 14 Chinese navy ships and eight government vessels in 24 hours, while more than 80 domestic flights were cancelled and over 300 international delays affected 100,000 travelers.
- Taiwan deployed 14 coastguard ships to shadow Chinese vessels using a one-on-one approach and placed its armed forces on heightened alert, Defence Minister Wellington Koo said Tuesday.
- Analysts warn that the drills show growing A2/AD capacity to cut Taiwan off and deter intervention, while experts say they could disrupt shipping through the Taiwan Strait amid tensions with Japan.
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China's Show of Force: War Games Around Taiwan
China's Show of Force: War Games Around Taiwan In a bold display of military might, China launched its largest war games to date around Taiwan, firing rockets into waters near the island, showcasing advanced assault ships, and simulating blockades. This comes after the U.S. unveiled a record $11.1 billion arms package to Taiwan, drawing sharp rebuke from Beijing.Chinese authorities have stated these drills, named 'Justice Mission 2025', are inte…
Bipartisan House China panel slams Beijing’s Taiwan drills as ‘deliberate escalation’
China Taiwan military exercises prompt bipartisan lawmakers Rep. John Moolenaar and Raja Krishnamoorthi to accuse Beijing of escalating tensions with live-fire drills around Taiwan.
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PressNewsAgency'Peaceful' China launches biggest military exercise in taunts to Taiwan with rockets fired into waters
China fired rockets into waters off Taiwan in its most extensive war games to date.As part of drills rehearsing a blockade, China's Eastern Theatre Command conducted 10 hours of live-fire exercises, launching rockets into waters to the north and south of the democratically governed island.Chinese naval and air force units also simulated strikes on maritime and aerial targets and carried out anti-submarine drills around the island, while state me…
Beijing wants to send a message with the big maneuver. Addressee is not just Taipei.
China Fires 27 Rockets Into Taiwan’s Waters in 2nd Day of Military Drills
TAIPEI, Taiwan—China’s military fired 27 rockets into waters north and south of Taiwan from its coastal Fujian Province on Dec. 30, marking the second day of a new round of military drills intended to erode Taiwanese people’s confidence in their military’s ability to defend the island, according to Taiwan’s defense ministry. Ten of the rockets landed within southern Taiwan’s 24-nautical-mile contiguous zone, marking the closest proximity to the …
Communist China Telegraphs Its Punches
Communist China’s military exercise around Taiwan is not a reaction to anything America or Japan did. The Americans have been selling arms to Taiwan for years and American advisers have been in Taiwan for at least a decade or more. Beijing knows good and well that Japan would be forced to act if China attacks Taiwan. With Beijing, everything is pretextual. Rather the Chinese are on a timeline toward a clear objective, seizing Taiwan either by…
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