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China fires rockets on 2nd day of drills around Taiwan
December 31, 2025
|The Philippine Star
China launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter aircraft and navy vessels around Taiwan on Tuesday for a second day of live-fire drills aimed at simulating a blockade of the self-ruled island’s key ports and assaults on maritime targets.
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The two-day war games, code-named “Justice Mission 2025,” began on Monday and were slammed by Taipei as “highly provocative and reckless.”
China claims Taiwan as part of its sovereign territory and has refused to rule out military action to seize the island democracy.
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