China Launches Snap "Warning" Drills Around Taiwan Simulating A Total Blockade

[douglas9]

China’s latest live-fire drills around Taiwan include a simulated blockade of the island — a strong possibility should Beijing seek to retake what it describes as a breakaway province that must eventually be reunited. As well as potentially reflecting, at least in part, Beijing’s existing planning for a future invasion of Taiwan, the exercises come at a time of notable tensions between China and the United States, as well as Japan.

This morning, the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Eastern Theater Command sent elements from its navy, air force, rocket force, and coast guard to surround Taiwan, as part of a surprise exercise called Justice Mission 2025. The maneuvers began less than an hour after they had been officially announced, and assets said to be involved include destroyers, frigates, fighters, bombers, drones, and long-range missiles. The photo at the top of this story, showing a PLA J-16 Flanker multirole fighter, was released today by the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense, reportedly obtained via the targeting pod of a Taiwanese F-16. It may, however, originate from an earlier occasion.

https://www.twz.com/news-features/china-launches-snap-warning-drills-around-taiwan-simulating-a-total-blockade

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Didn't Putin just give his okay?

[Irish_Dem]

2. In the invasion Xi will blockade and blackout Taiwan.

Surround Taiwan so no one can get in or out.

And immediately blackout all communication in Taipei the capital.

They will ask the puppets living in Taiwan to start a civil war.

Similar to what they have done in the US.
Half the US hates the other half, we are at each other's throats.
US Civil War III.

And the US media has been taken over by the PutinGOP.

[marble falls]

3. The Chinese would do well to remember the 7th Fleet is not a paper tiger.

[Tanuki]

4. This isn't getting nearly enough coverage here

and Trump is just shrugging it off.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/30/trump-not-worried-china-military-live-fire-drills-taiwan
"Donald Trump has said he is not worried by China’s live-fire military drills surrounding Taiwan and that he has a great relationship with the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, who “hasn’t told me anything about it”.
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The PLA, which is the armed wing of China’s ruling Communist party, fired 27 missiles from the Chinese coastline into the waters near Taiwan on Tuesday morning, according to Taiwan’s defence ministry. At least 70 Chinese war planes, 11 navy ships and 14 from China’s militarised coast guard were also detected since 6am.

The defence ministry said the missiles came closer to Taiwan’s main island than in previous live-fire drills. Some landed in Taiwan’s 24-nautical mile contiguous zone, and at least 13 ships were also detected within those restricted waters, the ministry said.

It followed the detection of 130 war planes, 28 ships, amphibious assault ships, and one surveillance balloon detected in the 24 hours to 6am on Tuesday.
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Asked about the drills on Monday, Trump said he had a “great relationship with President Xi, and he hasn’t told me anything about it”. “I certainly have seen it … I don’t believe he is going to be doing it,” Trump said, appearing to refer to an actual invasion. “Nothing worries me.”

[Lovie777]

5. The foreign policies the current administration is advocating around of world............

the current USA policies the administration is instilling..............

Both are corrupt, misleading and extremely dangerous to the USA's citizens as well as the worlds.

shithole and the republican party appears to encourage another world war. Our military are in deep trouble.