‘Not worried’ about China drills: TrumpCALLS FOR RESTRAINT: The PLA’s drills are an attempt by China to normalize military intimidation, IPAC said, as it urged its members to respond with urgency and unityStaff writer, with agenciesUS President Donald Trump on Monday said he was “not worried” about China’s military exercises around Taiwan, while the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) and South Korea expressed concern about the operation. Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) “hasn’t told me anything about it ... and I don’t believe he’s going to be doing it,” Trump said. An air force Mirage 2000 fighter jet approaches Hsinchu Air Base for landing yesterday, as China conducted military drills around Taiwan. The PLA’s latest military exercises “represent a deliberate escalation of coercive pressure against Taiwan and a dangerous step away from restraint,” it said. In Beijing, China reinforced its “red line” on Taiwan, while calling for a new model for its engagement with the US, seeking to cement a recent thaw with the Trump administration.

Source: Taipei Times December 30, 2025 16:03 UTC