Air superiority and long-range strikes: what China's war games say about how it might assault Taiwan

"Beijing is calling its massive war games around Taiwan a stern warning; however, they're also practice, offering insight into how China is thinking about a war for the island. The big military exercise, "Justice Mission-2025," that kicked off Monday is the latest large-scale Chinese drill aimed at preparing the People's Liberation Army for action such as bringing combined arms to bear against Taiwan, seizing control of the skies, isolating and assaulting the island, and combating foreign interference."

"On the southeast side of the island, China's military has been using bombers and anti-ship missiles against simulated maritime targets, clearing the way for the navy's amphibious assault ships. The exercises, China's Eastern Theater Command said, are testing how well air and naval forces operate together. There was also an emphasis on eliminating targets at "maximum range," key to cutting risk and keeping hostile forces at arm's length."

"To the north and southwest of Taiwan, the Chinese military's destroyers, frigates, fighters, bombers, and drones, together with the long-range rocket forces, have been practicing coordinated seizure and dominance, pursuing simulated targets on land, at sea, and in the air, the way it might in a real fight. In recent years, China has put greater emphasis on more realistic training."

China launched Justice Mission-2025, a massive, multi-service exercise around Taiwan mobilizing army, navy, air, and rocket forces to rehearse combined-arms operations. The drills focus on securing air superiority, coordinating air and naval forces, using bombers and anti-ship missiles to clear maritime approaches, and enabling amphibious assault operations. Long-range rocket forces practiced strikes to seize control of key sea and air areas and to isolate the island. Emphasis was placed on eliminating targets at maximum range to reduce risk and keep hostile forces at arm's length. Training increased realism and included countering foreign interference and envisioning future AI-augmented weapons.

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