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

[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.”