Taiwan denounces Chinese drills around TaiwanBy Chen Yun and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer and ReutersThe Presidential Office today denounced Beijing's actions as destabilizing, after China's military moved army, naval, air force and rocket force units around Taiwan today. The "Justice Mission 2025" drills are aimed at testing combat readiness and delivering a "stern warning" against moves toward Taiwanese independence, the Chinese Eastern Theater Command said. A map released by the Chinese People's Liberation Army today shows planned drill areas around Taiwan for its "Justice Mission 2025" drills. It also follows a rise in Chinese rhetoric over Beijing's territorial claims, after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested that a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response from Tokyo. The drills "serve as a serious warning to 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces and external interference forces," command spokesperson Shi Yi (施毅) said in a statement.

Source: Taipei Times December 29, 2025 02:48 UTC