December 31, 2025

The "Justice Mission 2025" joint military drills continued into the second day on Tuesday. 

On Tuesday the PLA Eastern Theater Command deployed destroyers, frigates, fighters and bombers to conduct drills on subjects of identification and verification, warning and expulsion, simulated strikes, assault on maritime targets, as well as anti-air and anti-submarine operations in the waters to the north and south of Taiwan island. The drills tested the capabilities of sea-air coordination and integrated blockade and control, according to a statement released by the Eastern Theater Command.

According to Li Xi, spokesperson of the PLA Eastern Theater Command, at 9 am, the ground forces of the PLA Eastern Theater Command conducted long-range live fire drills in the waters to the north of Taiwan island. And at 1 pm the ground forces of the PLA Eastern Theater Command organized live fire training, while conducting simulated long-range joint strike with units of the Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force in the waters to the south of the Taiwan Island. Both drills achieved desired effects. 

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