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China announces major military drills around Taiwan in ‘serious warning’ against any push for independence

China’s military announced Monday it was mobilizing army, navy, air and rocket units around Taiwan in major military drills to test what it said was combat readiness and to send a “serious warning” against any push for Taiwanese independence.


Taiwan’s government condemned the drills, accusing China of “military intimidation.”

China has significantly stepped up Taiwan encirclement drills since 2022, following then US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei which marked a significant show of support for Taiwan and infuriated Beijing’s leadership.


China’s Eastern Theatre Command is conducting the latest drills, called the “Just Mission 2025,” in five blocks of ocean around the island, including in the Taiwan Strait, to Taiwan’s north, southwest, southeast and east.

The areas will be under sea and air space restrictions for 10 hours from 8:30 a.m. local time.

Shi Yi, spokesperson for the Eastern Theater Command, said the drills will focus on “training in sea-and-air combat readiness patrols, seizing comprehensive control” and “blockade and control of key ports and critical areas.”

The latest drill follows a landmark $11.1 billion arms deal between US and Taiwan, which included HIMARS rocket systems, anti-tank and anti-armor missiles, loitering drones, howitzers and military software.


It also comes after Beijing expressed anger at a remarks by Japan’s Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, who said her country could respond militarily if China were to move to take control of Taiwan by force.

“This exercise serves as a serious warning to ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces and external interfering forces, and is a legitimate and necessary action to safeguard national sovereignty and maintain national unity,” Shi said.

China’s Communist Party claims self-ruled and democratic Taiwan as part of its sovereign territory, despite never having controlled it.

In a statement, Taiwan’s presidential spokesperson Karen Kuo said the drills “blatantly undermines the security and stability status quo of the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific region” and “openly challenges international laws and order.”

“We strongly condemn the Chinese authorities’ disregard for international norms and their use of military intimidation to threaten neighboring countries,” Kuo said.

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/28/china/china-taiwan-military-drills-hnk-intl

Shi Yi, spokesperson for the Eastern Theater Command, said the drills will focus on “training in sea-and-air combat readiness patrols, seizing comprehensive control” and “blockade and control of key ports and critical areas.”

Gbam!

Taken straight from the playbook of Trump and America for Palestine, Iran, Cuba, Venezuela and lately Denmark (Denmark is about to have Trump forcefully snatch Greenland from them with an unprecedented coded military build and appointment of a de facto Trump-appointed Governor for Greenland, a part of Denmark with citizens who prefer to be Denmark citizens).

Welcome to the world view of Donald Trump where might is right. China has literally sucked life out of little Taiwan.

Saudi Arabia and UAE i are currently doing same to the parts of Yemen that's not under the Houthis Yemeni Federal Government.

This is the most dangerous time to come from a country that is not influential in world politics , diplomacy, huge land mass & population and economic, military strategic importance.

The US Seventh fleet is watching

Here we go again, China small yansh wan dey shake

America has been waiting for Chinese to strike first now just like Russia did China wan start its own I pray China can stand it because is going to be Raining heavily

The Chinese want a war, let's see how generous U.S will be in protecting Taiwan. But is it by force? The Islands around east asia like Thailand, Hong-Kong, and Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, have been operating like independent territories for years with independent policies. Back then in secondary school, I thought these territories where independent countries. Why is China so against their independence?

China should not allow Muslims to cheer them to doom like they did to Russia, etc.



Yes China have population, but still, China cannot match Japanese technology. The next super war won't be about human population but technology war.


You need to hear about some never heard before military technologies that Japan recently developed albeit silently.


Taiwan remains a sovereign nation, stop harassing them, focus on Chinese Mainland, it is more than enough, the time for land grabbing with force in the world has passed.

Trump will respond aggressively and China will melt and back to their shelves. Watch and the see as the events unfolds in days

franchasng:
China should not allow Muslims to cheer them to doom like they did to Russia, etc.



Yes China have population, but still, China cannot match Japanese technology. The next super war won't be about human population but technology war.


You need to hear about some never heard before military technologies that Japan recently developed albeit silently.


Taiwan remains a sovereign nation, stop harassing them, focus on Chinese Mainland, it is more than enough, the time for land grabbing with force in the world has passed.

Like I am quite shocked to see China constantly harassing this territories for their unification dreams.

Truly power is transient. About 100 years ago, Taiwan held power as Republic of China, the seat of power of Chinese elites. Until peasants and workers revolted leading to seizing power and forming of People Republic of China which chased the elites to into Taiwan island.

franchasng:
China should not allow Muslims to cheer them to doom like they did to Russia, etc.



Yes China have population, but still, China cannot match Japanese technology. The next super war won't be about human population but technology war.


You need to hear about some never heard before military technologies that Japan recently developed albeit silently.


Taiwan remains a sovereign nation, stop harassing them, focus on Chinese Mainland, it is more than enough, the time for land grabbing with force in the world has passed.

You are completely ignorant of the matter. In fact, it's completely obscene to bring in religion into this.

Taiwan has always been part of China like Hong Kong just like Ukraine and Russia were part of USSR but the US and west want to keep destroying countries like they did to Libya, Iraq and did to pre-1948 Palestine that today has made Europeans cleans Palestine of Palestinians and stolen their lands.

South Africa would have suffered same fate but for support from Nigeria and the rest of Africa.

Nextjs:
You failed to mention how trump showed it military might in Nigeria...

Smh. You absolutely failed to comprehend that no such nexus exist but exists only in an infantile mind

Nigerian government coordinated the precision strike on regional terrorists hiding in Nigeria and we will likely repeat same to strongholds of Nigerian and regional terrorists located in the North and South East geopolitical zones.

We are not interested in stealing other countries resources or have any nation with gun to our heads.

We solicited and still soliciting support and partnership with every country in the world willing and ready to partner with us in cleaning the regional insecurity mess US created by sacking and killing Muamar Ghadaffi of Libya.

Nigerian tax payers alone will not bear the cost of the regional insurgency created in the sahel region by America and the west.

If China really has the intention of taking Taiwan, This is the best time to do! The US is at its weakest and most vulnerable times.

If they ever miss this opportunity, they will NEVER find another!

HacheNoire:
If China really has the intention of taking Taiwan, This is the best time to do! The US is at its weakest and most vulnerable times.

If they ever miss this opportunity, they will NEVER find another!

Why do you think the US is at its weakest?

This is WW3 they are talking about because Japan has also increased their defense spending

Iamzik:
Why do you think the US is at its weakest?

Internally, they are divided. A lot going on in the military that war will only expose.

Relationship with long stand allies at an all time low. The VP and President have publicly been throwing jibes at NATO

Putin effect- Trump will alway listen to Putin.

Economically, they can’t afford it. They are piling debt on a monthly basis now. Debt already surpassed GDP. Consumer debt now on steroids.

Public Opinion- Both sides do not want new wars.

China is about to be set 100 years back in everything. I'm sure it's the prayer of the West for China to embark on this svicidal journey so that the war will send them back to living in the stone age like they did just few years ago.

franchasng:
China should not allow Muslims to cheer them to doom like they did to Russia, etc.



Yes China have population, but still, China cannot match Japanese technology. The next super war won't be about human population but technology war.

You need to hear about some never heard before military technologies that Japan recently developed albeit silently.


Taiwan remains a sovereign nation, stop harassing them, focus on Chinese Mainland, it is more than enough, the time for land grabbing with force in the world has passed.

Typical Mind of an insecure Nigerian Christian. Always pointing fingers at Muslims. So China is not a secular state anymore? Its Muslims that detect to her now?

Nonsense.

FreeStuffsNG:
You are completely ignorant of the matter. In fact, it's completely obscene to bring in religion into this.

Taiwan has always been part of China like Hong Kong just like Ukraine and Russia were part of USSR but the US and west want to keep destroying countries like they did to Libya, Iraq and did to pre-1948 Palestine that today has made Europeans cleans Palestine of Palestinians and stolen their lands.

South Africa would have suffered same fate but for support from Nigeria and the rest of Africa.

I don't think you know anything about international politics or geography.


Taiwan is an independent nation. China has been the one forcing unification on them and Hong Kong, just as Russia under Putin is forcing unification on former USSR countries like Ukraine, Belarus, etc.


You don't force unity.


United Kingdom and Ireland were once together but the union became so toxic they had to let Ireland go while maintaining partial unification with others like Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England the troublemakers.



Unity is not forced, it ought to be natural


The era of Land grabbing using war is over, China and Russia should realize this and quit all these their war mongering and allow the world have peace

Imindmybusiness:
China is about to be set 100 years back in everything. I'm sure it's the prayer of the West for China to embark on this svicidal journey so that the war will send them back to living in the stone age like they did just few years ago.

President Xi is smart enough to know this and won't embark on such suicidal mission anyway because he knows the implications.


They will most likely win Taiwan because of population and landmass but the damage that will be done to China will definitely send China back to stone age

franchasng:
I don't think you know anything about international politics or geography.


Taiwan is an independent nation. China has been the one forcing unification on them and Hong Kong, just as Russia under Putin is forcing unification on former USSR countries like Ukraine, Belarus, etc.


You don't force unity.


United Kingdom and Ireland were once together but the union became so toxic they had to let Ireland go while maintaining partial unification with others like Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England the troublemakers.



Unity is not forced, it ought to be natural


The era of Land grabbing using war is over, China and Russia should realize this and quit all these their war mongering and allow the world have peace

You said Taiwan is an independent nation, when did they get independence from China?

US should go and flex thier muscles here

HacheNoire:
Internally, they are divided. A lot going on in the military that war will only expose.

Relationship with long stand allies at an all time low. The VP and President have publicly been throwing jibes at NATO

Putin effect- Trump will alway listen to Putin.

Economically, they can’t afford it. They are piling debt on a monthly basis now. Debt already surpassed GDP. Consumer debt now on steroids.

Public Opinion- Both sides do not want new wars.

You don't understand America military and defence.

Democrats might hate Trump as usual, but in matters relating to Taiwan both the democrats and republicans have always stood together, because of how strategic Taiwan is to America.

Taiwan have always been a long time strategic move by all American presidents whether democrats or republicans.

You talked about NATO, who is NATO? America is NATO. Find how much America contributes to NATO alone then find out France, Germany, Britain and others.

As for borrowing, please find out America's budget for defense annually and compare it to china.

I pray it doesn't happen, if it happens, you will understand the full might of America's military technology. Shey you they see all this fake nonsense Chinese products wey full Nigeria they are not reliable.

If China should start war with US
Which mean war3 loaded

Lol.. this battle untested china.

Remember the Russian - Ukraine war was started as a military drill. That's the lie Putin put forward before invading Ukraine.

So the US is amassing to invade Venezuela, Russia is in Ukraine and China is preparing to attack Taiwan. Japan has drawn its non-aggression stance it has held since WWII and is now actively arming up, Germany, Britain and France are massively expanding their armies, Poland is speedily building up fortifications in it's border with Russia and various countries around the world are beginning to wonder which side to take.

This is how WWII started.

Fuckyoumod:
You don't understand America military and defence.

Democrats might hate Trump as usual, but in matters relating to Taiwan both the democrats and republicans have always stood together, because of how strategic Taiwan is to America.

Taiwan have always been a long time strategic move by all American presidents whether democrats or republicans.

You talked about NATO, who is NATO? America is NATO. Find how much America contributes to NATO alone then find out France, Germany, Britain and others.

As for borrowing, please find out America's budget for defense annually and compare it to china.

I pray it doesn't happen, if it happens, you will understand the full might of America's military technology. Shey you they see all this fake nonsense Chinese products wey full Nigeria they are not reliable.

Same Pentagon has failed audit consecutively for the last 30 years! The IS defense budget is just a money laundering pipeline. Don’t get fascinated by those figures!

The old days have ended when Americans supported wars! Trump himself rode on MAGA stance that included no wars. The public opinion across different platform is same. Americans don’t want to fight unnecessary wars again!

If you agree that America is NATO and NATO can go to hell, then we on same point. It is the most vulnerable time.

America has next single handedly fought a nation that can match it. China would be first, and same China in just 3 decades has evolved to be a strong power house.

Why I said, if they ever have the intentions, now is the best time. America is very weak as it stands now.

nurey:
Here we go again, China small yansh wan dey shake

They are not small.
Green when it comes to modern warfare but not small.

China still want them to be slave.
USA want them to be independent

FreeStuffsNG:
Shi Yi, spokesperson for the Eastern Theater Command, said the drills will focus on “training in sea-and-air combat readiness patrols, seizing comprehensive control” and “blockade and control of key ports and critical areas.”

Gbam!

Taken straight from the playbook of Trump and America for Palestine, Iran, Cuba, Venezuela and lately Netherland (Netherland is about to have Trump forcefully snatch Greenland from them with an unprecedented coded military build and appointment of a de facto Trump-appointed Governor for Greenland, a part of Netherland with citizens who prefer to be Netherland citizens).

Welcome to the world view of Donald Trump where might is right. China has literally sucked life out of little Taiwan.

Saudi Arabia and UAE i are currently doing same to the parts of Yemen that's not under the Houthis Yemeni Federal Government.

This is the most dangerous time to come from a country that is not influential in world politics , diplomacy, huge land mass & population and economic, military strategic importance.

Greenland is not part of the Netherlands but Denmark thanks for your attention to this matter.