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Japan said Wednesday that China’s military exercises around Taiwan ‘increase tensions’ across the Taiwan Strait. China’s drills this week involved dozens of fighter aircraft and navy vessels conducting live-fire drills.
The second day of the large-scale war games, called “Justice Mission 2025,” saw the Chinese military encircle Taiwan on Tuesday.
China launched 10 hours of live-firing exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday, the second day of Beijing's largest-ever war games around the island, aimed at swiftly cutting its links to outside support in the event of a conflict.
Military exercises seek to erase vital buffer zone between China and Taiwan. In this official photo released by the PLA, China’s military fires rockets during Justice Mission 2025.