Overview
- Under the PLA’s cross‑service “Justice Mission 2025,” five sea and air zones are designated for live fire with ten‑hour closures starting 08:30 local time.
- Reporters on China’s Pingtan island observed at least ten rockets launched as the PLA said ground units conducted shooting north of Taiwan and deployed destroyers, frigates, bombers and drones.
- Taiwan raised alert levels, dispatched larger ships and support units, empowered frontline troops to respond, and reported 130 Chinese aircraft in 24 hours along with 14 navy ships and eight government vessels.
- State media said drills practice blockading key ports, naming Keelung in the north and Kaohsiung in the south as primary targets.
- China links the maneuvers to recent U.S. arms approvals for Taiwan worth about $11.1 billion, warns against outside support, and President Trump said he was not alarmed by the exercise.