US EditionTaiwan Stays on High Alert as Chinese Ships Pull Back
China's largest drills simulated a blockade with 77 military aircraft and 25 vessels; Taiwan maintains 11 coast guard ships on alert amid ongoing regional tension.
- China's Eastern Theater Command fired rockets and deployed dozens of aircraft and naval vessels on 12/31 in drills simulating a blockade, while Taiwan's coast guard reported Chinese ships withdrawing.
- Beijing said the drills were a stern warning aimed at separatists, naming the exercises Justice Mission 2025 with live-fire drills starting 11 days after the US arms package, China's Eastern Theater Command and Xinhua reported.
- Taiwan's defence ministry reported sharp increases in military activity, with 77 Chinese aircraft and 25 vessels operating nearby and 35 planes crossing the Taiwan Strait median line, forcing dozens of flight cancellations and rapid-response drills.
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China launched this week's massive military manoeuvres around Taiwan Island, which it considers to be part of its territory. On Wednesday, 31 December, the Taiwanese resumed their breath as Chinese aircraft and ships withdrew. Taipei nevertheless remains on maximum alert. The President of Taiwan is committed to "strongly defending" the sovereignty of the island after the Chinese exercises.
War Games Ease as Chinese Ships Leave Waters Near Taiwan
Chinese warships and coastguard vessels are withdrawing from waters around Taiwan, the island’s coastguard said on Wednesday, December 31st, with Beijing’s military drills appearing to be ‘over.’ China launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter jets, navy ships, and coastguard vessels around Taiwan on Monday and Tuesday in live-fire drills aimed at simulating a blockade of the self-ruled island’s key ports and assaults on maritime targets.…
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