China Announces Military Drill Encircling Taiwan

BEIJING - A spokesperson for the Chinese military’s Eastern Theater Command, which oversees Taiwan, announced on Monday that it had commenced the “Justice Mission 2025” military drills, which encircle Taiwan. The spokesperson stated that the drills involve the Army, Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force conducting integrated combat training and blockading key ports, asserting that the drills serve as a “stern warning to ‘Taiwan independence’ forces and external interference forces.”