US EditionChina Military Drills Near Taiwan 'Unnecessarily' Raise Tensions: US
China's largest live-fire drills to date around Taiwan followed a record $11.1 billion U.S. arms sale, prompting calls for restraint to avoid escalating regional tensions.
- On Dec. 29 and 30, 2025, China's People's Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command launched Exercise Justice Mission 2025 around Taiwan, mobilizing Army, Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force to simulate an island encirclement.
- The drills began 11 days after the United States announced a record $11.1-billion arms package for Taipei, and Beijing said the exercises were a 'stern' warning against 'separatist forces' and external interference.
- Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said the PLA fired 27 rockets, with 10 landing within Taiwan's 24-nautical-mile contiguous zone, and detected 130 Chinese military aircraft near the island.
- On Jan. 1, 2026 the U.S. Department of State said Beijing's military actions increase tensions unnecessarily and urged restraint, meaningful dialogue, and support for Taiwan Strait stability.
- The Philippines' defense ministry said it was deeply concerned, warning the drills undermine regional peace and stability, while Manila's National Security Policy 2023-2028 flags a Taiwan conflict and notes around 250,000 overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan.
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Following increasing threats from China against Taiwan, the US Department of State has called for Beijing to be restrained.
U.S. Slams China’s Taiwan Drills as Tensions Rise in the Strait
The United States has criticised recent Chinese military exercises around Taiwan, saying the war games had “unnecessarily” escalated tensions and urging Beijing to halt its military pressure on the self-ruled island. Beijing this week launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter jets, naval vessels and coastguard ships in drills that encircled Taiwan, simulating a blockade of its key ports. Taiwan’s government condemned the maneuvers as “hig…
The United States calls China to restraint in the face of military exercises around Taiwan, considering that they unnecessarily increase tensions Washington said on Thursday that military manoeuvres
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