Simone McCarthy, Wayne Chang, Yong Xiong, Laura Sharman
A woman works in a noodle store near a television screen showing a news report on China's "Justice Mission 2025" military drills around Taiwan, in Taipei, Taiwan on Monday. Tsai Hsin-Han/Reuters
China’s military mobilized army, navy, air and rocket units around Taiwan for two days of military drills aimed at sending a “serious warning” against any push for Taiwanese independence and “external” forces interfering with the island.
The exercises – dubbed “Justice Mission-2025” – would test combat readiness and “blockade and control of key ports and critical areas,” China’s Eastern Theater Command said Monday.
The drills have included live-fire activities as well as rocket launches according to both Chinese and Taiwanese authorities.
Rockets fired on Tuesday landed in waters near Taiwan, according to Taiwan’s Defense Ministry. The drills have also sparked flight delays and cancellations inside Taiwan over the last two days.
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