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China launches large-scale military exercise around Taiwan | Taiwan News | Dec. 29, 2025 11:04

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6272943https://www.firstpost.com/world/china-launches-military-encirclement-drill-near-taiwan-prompting-the-island-to-deploy-forces-in-response-13963590.html/amphttps://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/taiwan-china-military-drills-b2892541.html
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China launches large-scale military exercise around Taiwan | Taiwan News | Dec. 29, 2025 11:04 Open in Taiwannews.com.tw
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  • Taiwan reported ongoing activity around the island, with 77 military aircraft and 25 ships, and 35 aircraft crossing the median line of the Strait.
  • Beijing framed the drills as a necessary, stern warning to safeguard sovereignty and territorial integrity against Taiwan independence movements and external interference.
  • The drills occurred amid broader Western concern, with Britain urging restraint and dialogue to resolve the dispute peacefully.

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