Tuesday, December 30, 2025

China Announces Major Military Drills Around Taiwan

China's military announced Monday it was mobilizing army, navy, air and rocket units around Taiwan in major military drills to test what it said was combat readiness and to send a "serious warning" against any push for Taiwanese independence.

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China has surrounded Taiwan with warships, aircraft, troops, and drones in what it calls large-scale military exercises. Taiwan is strengthening defenses, reports record-high Chinese military activity near the island, reserving the right to respond to threats.

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-- Olga Nesterova (@onestpress.onestnetwork.com) Dec 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM

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"It also comes after Beijing expressed anger at a remarks by Japan's Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, who said her country could respond militarily if China were to move to take control of Taiwan by force.

"This exercise serves as a serious warning to Taiwan independence' separatist forces and external interfering forces, and is a legitimate and necessary action to safeguard national sovereignty and maintain national unity," Shi said.

China's Communist Party claims self-ruled and democratic Taiwan as part of its sovereign territory, despite never having controlled it."

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Watch out, Greenland... DJT will need to keep up with Xi!

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-28 10:17 PM

This sounds just like a page out of Putin's war plans. Just having drills at the border of Ukraine, nothing to worry about, until it was an invasion.

#2 | Posted by BBQ at 2025-12-28 10:55 PM

And China is building up its nuclear arsenal rapidly.

BTW: North Korea is about to deploy a nuclear-engined submarine.

Aren't we all lucky to have Dummkopf Trumpf as POTUS?

Links:

media.defense.gov

www.reuters.com

drudge.com

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-12-29 01:38 AM

@#1 ... Watch out, Greenland... DJT will need to keep up with Xi! ...

Pres Trump's early support of Pres Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has given Pres Xi a new impetus regarding Taiwan.

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-29 12:20 PM

Also, in addition to the military, there's this ...

China stages record drills designed to encircle Taiwan
www.reuters.com

... Analysts say Beijing's drills increasingly blur the line between routine military training exercises and what could be stage-setting for an attack, a strategy intended to give the U.S. and its allies minimal warning of an assault.

The Chinese military also released a video depicting automated humanoid robots, microdrones and weaponised robotic dogs attacking the island, futuristic technology China has never showcased before. ...

SEALING OFF PORT CITIES

The Chinese military released a series of propaganda posters along with a graphic[1] depicting four locations across the island with targets locking on, following the drill announcement.

China's state broadcaster said the exercises would focus on sealing off Taiwan's vital deep-water Port of Keelung to the island's north and Kaohsiung to Taiwan's south, the island's largest port city.

The first poster appeared to show the armada of civilian ships China is mobilising to help in an attack on Taiwan, vessels with ramps and open decks that could be used to carry out an amphibious assault. ...


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1 - www.reuters.com


#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-29 12:24 PM

*** Chinese Submarines Deep Under Arctic Ocean ***

China didn't spend trillions of yuans on war in Afghanistan or Iraq like the US; they spent their wealth on maritime, space, AI, and nuclear research.

Russia had already laid claim to the Arctic by placing a flag on the sea bed at the North Pole 20 years ago or so.

Russia and China conduct joint flights near the ADIZ and their submarines patrol the Pacific Ocean together.

In the future Russia and China will be cooperating on sharing the petroleum and rare earths under the Arctic Circle.

Aren't we lucky to have Dummkopf Trumpf as POTUS bombing countries?

Link: www.dailymail.co.uk

#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-12-30 09:00 AM

I saw that putin made the same announcement for the east and west coasts of the US starting January 1. Secretary of War Peter Hogsbreath is said to be stocking his makeup room with the few cases of Jim Beam that are still available. The end date for the exercises to be announced.

#7 | Posted by Yodagirl at 2025-12-30 05:27 PM

It is long past time to give both Ukraine and Taiwan nukes. Seems to keep the peace between NATO and Russia.

#8 | Posted by Wildman62 at 2025-12-30 07:41 PM

Welllllllll... I guess we got them on the run... eh?

pppppppsssssssstttttt... nobody is afraid of US intervention anymore...

Chalk up another one for the Trumpanzees.

#9 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-12-30 11:29 PM

For all the talk about US losses in a Taiwan conflict, the person with the shortest life expectancy is a Chinese sailor. US Jets come pouring out of Cebu and Mindanao and everything floating is dead.

#10 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2025-12-31 09:43 AM

#8 Russia or China should give Nukes to Iran.

They seem to keep the peace between NATO and Russia.

FIFY.

You can thank me later.

#11 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-12-31 09:58 AM

Read this article on the murder and abuse of Russians soldiers fighting in Ukraine. This is exactly how the Chinese will end up that fight in Taiwan. Both countries are corrupt to the core.

www.nytimes.com

#12 | Posted by Wildman62 at 2026-01-01 08:06 AM

"#8 Russia or China should give Nukes to Iran.

They seem to keep the peace between NATO and Russia.

FIFY.

You can thank me later." EFFORTTRAITOR

I knew you were a traitor and boot licking lackey for Putler. You have been supporting Russia since the beginning of this horrible war. No go hang yourself in shame you ----.

#13 | Posted by Wildman62 at 2026-01-01 08:10 AM

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