"The People's Liberation Army (PLA) the military wing of the ruling Communist party in China said it had sent naval, air force and rocket forces to surround Taiwan on Monday morning. The exercise, named Justice Mission 2025, was a a stern warning against Taiwan independence' separatist forces and external interference forces, said a spokesperson for the PLA's eastern theatre command, Col Shi Yi. It is a legitimate and necessary action to safeguard China's sovereignty and national unity."
"On Monday morning Taiwan's defence ministry accused Beijing of escalating tensions and undermining regional peace. It strongly condemned the activity, saying it dispatched appropriate forces to respond and conduct counter combat-readiness exercises of its own. Defending democracy and freedom is no provocation, and the existence of the Republic of China [Taiwan's formal name] is not an excuse for aggressors to disrupt the status quo, the ministry said."
"Beijing claims Taiwan is a Chinese province and is preparing to annex it. It is undergoing a massive military modernisation and expansion drive, with the aim of being capable of invasion by 2027, according to US intelligence from several years ago. The Chinese Communist party (CCP) and its leader, Xi Jinping, have urged Taiwan to accept peaceful reunification, deploying a range of encouragements but mostly threats and coercive actions that have intensified in recent years."
China launched live-fire military drills named Justice Mission 2025, deploying naval, air and rocket forces to surround Taiwan. The PLA framed the exercise as a stern warning to Taiwan independence separatists and external interference and described the action as necessary to safeguard sovereignty and national unity. Taiwan's defence ministry accused Beijing of escalating tensions, dispatched forces to respond and conducted counter combat-readiness exercises, insisting defence of democracy and freedom is not provocation. Beijing claims Taiwan as a Chinese province, is modernising its military toward invasion capability by 2027, and the CCP pressures Taiwan toward reunification while Taiwanese institutions and citizens reject CCP rule and bolster defences.
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