{"id":2526269,"date":"2025-12-29T15:36:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T20:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-launches-new-mission-around-taiwan-as-tensions-mount\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T15:40:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T20:40:41","slug":"china-launches-new-mission-around-taiwan-as-tensions-mount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-launches-new-mission-around-taiwan-as-tensions-mount\/","title":{"rendered":"China launches new mission around Taiwan as tensions mount"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-launches-new-mission-around-taiwan-as-tensions-mount%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2526269&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>China has launched a large live-fire joint military exercise called &#8220;Justice Mission 2025&#8221; around Taiwan, carried out by the People&#8217;s Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command and involving army, navy, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-mirror-like-skin-spotted-on-u-s-navy-f-35c-surfaces\/\" title=\"New Mirror-Like Skin Spotted on U.S. ... F-35C Surfaces\">air force units<\/a>. The drills in the Taiwan Strait emphasize sea-air combat readiness, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-agents-execute-raids-across-six-states-for-vape-products\/\" title=\"Federal agents execute raids across six states for vape products\">joint seizure operations<\/a>, blockades of key ports and areas, and broader deterrence outside the island chain; Beijing warned unrelated ships and aircraft to avoid the area. A PLA spokesman framed the exercises as a warning to &#8220;Taiwan independence&#8221; forces and external interference. Taiwan&#8217;s defense ministry reported it detected Chinese aircraft and naval activity and deployed combat air patrols, navy ships, and coastal missile systems in response, calling the drills evidence of Beijing&#8217;s aggression. The maneuvers follow U.S. approval of a large weapons sale to Taiwan, which prompted Chinese sanctions and a stern warning from Beijing that the taiwan question is a core interest and that companies involved in arms sales will &#8220;pay the price.&#8221; Regional tensions have also risen after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi signaled willingness to intervene if Taiwan were invaded; a Chinese official in Tokyo reportedly issued a violent threat against her,and Takaichi has not ruled out measures &#8211; including reconsidering submarine options &#8211; to strengthen deterrence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Chinese military launches &lsquo;Justice Mission&rsquo; around Taiwan as regional tensions mount<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2449366\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\">People&rsquo;s Republic of China<\/a> is launching a massive, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >live-fire military exercise<\/a> around the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taiwan\/\">island of Taiwan<\/a> as tensions between the Communist government and its West-aligned neighbors escalate.<\/p>\n<p>People&rsquo;s Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command is conducting a training operation dubbed &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/eng.mod.gov.cn\/2025xb\/N\/T\/16429628.html\">Justice Mission 2025<\/a>&rdquo; &mdash;&nbsp;a joint exercise in the Taiwan Strait among the nation&rsquo;s army, navy, and air force &mdash; on Monday and Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4363408\/us-pledges-2-billion-united-nations-humanitarian-aid\/\">US pledges $2 billion toward&nbsp;UN&nbsp;humanitarian aid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4363425\/iranian-media-rejects-claim-missile-testing-trump-netanyahu-meeting\/\">Iranian media walk back claim about missile testing ahead of Trump-Netanyahu meeting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4356876\/netanyahu-mar-a-lago-meeting-trump-gaza-peace-deal-progress\/\">Netanyahu goes to Mar-a-Lago as Trump ups pressure for Gaza peace deal progress<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The drills will focus on subjects of sea-air combat readiness patrol, joint seizure of comprehensive superiority, blockade on key ports and areas, as well as all-dimensional deterrence outside the island chain,&rdquo; the Chinese military said Monday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This photo provided by Japan&rsquo;s Ministry of Defense shows China&rsquo;s aircraft carrier the Fujian, at an undisclosed location, on Sept. 11, 2025. (Japan&rsquo;s Ministry of Defense via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The statement additionally warned that &ldquo;for the sake of safety, any irrelevant vessel or aircraft is advised not to enter into the aforementioned waters and airspace.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Senior Col. Shi Yi, a spokesman for the People&rsquo;s Liberation Army, explicitly characterized the military action as a rebuke of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3899833\/taiwan-defensive-missile-system-modeled-after-israeli-iron-dome\/\">Taiwanese independence movements<\/a> and the island&rsquo;s regional allies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is a stern warning against &lsquo;Taiwan independence&rsquo; separatist forces and external interference forces, and it is a legitimate and necessary action to safeguard China&rsquo;s sovereignty and national unity,&rdquo; Shi said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Taiwanese Defense Ministry <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mnd.gov.tw\/en\/news\/plaact\/85587\">announced on Monday<\/a> that its national security infrastructure has already detected Chinese activity in the Taiwan Strait, including aircraft and naval ships.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Taiwanese] Armed Forces have monitored the situation and employed [combat air patrol] aircraft, Navy ships, and coastal missile systems in response to detected activities,&rdquo; the defense ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>It said in a separate statement that &ldquo;The Chinese Communist Party&rsquo;s targeted military exercises further confirm its nature as an aggressor and the biggest destroyer of peace.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China, denies the mainland&rsquo;s claims to sovereignty over its territory. Republican officials and military leaders fled to the island in 1945 following the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/communist-party\/\">Communist Revolution<\/a> led by Mao Zedong and declared themselves the legitimate successors to historical China.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of member states in the United Nations recognize the People&rsquo;s Republic as the sole Chinese state. However, the United States and various other West-aligned nations maintain a policy of &ldquo;strategic ambiguity on the issue of Taiwanese sovereignty &mdash; simultaneously withholding recognition while materially supporting the island&rsquo;s capacity for self-defense.<\/p>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> approved the sale of a massive weapons package to Taiwan last week, prompting criticism and corporate sanctions from Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We stress once again that the&nbsp;Taiwan&nbsp;question is at the very core of&nbsp;China&rsquo;s&nbsp;core interests and the first red line that must not be crossed in China-U.S. relations,&rdquo; the Chinese foreign ministry stated Friday. &ldquo;Any company or individual who engages in arms sales to Taiwan will pay the price for the wrongdoing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Japanese Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sanae-takaichi\">Sanae Takaichi<\/a> has been another thorn in Beijing&rsquo;s side since last month, when she reaffirmed her country&rsquo;s willingness to intervene in the event of a hypothetical invasion of Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese diplomatic backlash was instantaneous, with one Chinese official based in Tokyo threatening to cut off her head for the disrespect of her comments.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4362142\/trump-weapons-package-taiwan-chinese-sanctions-boeing-northrop-grumman\/\">TRUMP WEAPONS PACKAGE TO TAIWAN SPARKS FLURRY OF CHINESE SANCTIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Takaichi has not backed down from her position, however, and has continued to provoke Chinese officials. <\/p>\n<p>Asked whether she would consider the construction of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nuclear-weapons\/\">nuclear submarines<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-party-leader-blasts-trudeau-for-saying-hes-not-woke-enough\/\" title=\"Conservative Party leader blasts Trudeau for saying he&#039;s not &#039;woke enough&#039;\">prime minister promised<\/a> to &ldquo;review measures necessary to enhance deterrence and response capabilities without excluding any options.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China stages &#8216;Justice Mission&#8217; 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