The second day of the large-scale war games, called “Justice Mission 2025,” saw the Chinese military encircle Taiwan on Tuesday.

China launched extensive military drills around Taiwan, simulating blockades and strikes, a direct response to perceived "separatist" moves and foreign interference. The People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theater Command deployed a significant armada,

China’s military mobilized army, navy, air and rocket units around Taiwan for two days of military drills aimed at sending a “serious warning” against any push for Taiwanese independence and “external” forces interfering with the island.

The report, produced each year by the Pentagon, warns Beijing is gearing up for conflict — potentially over Taiwan — within the next two years.

The Trump administration has approved the largest single package of weapons sales to Taiwan in U.S. history. Many of the systems mirror those the United States has supplied to Ukraine. The move is part of a broader U.

China's President Xi Jinping has issued a chilling invasion threat to Taiwan in a bombshell New Year's address to his country as fears over a possible World War 3 skyrocket. He said in a speech televised by state broadcaster CCTV: "Compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are bound by blood ties thicker than water,

In a conflict, Taipei’s fate would become quickly intertwined with the U.S.-Japan security alliance.

China continues to prepare for a military invasion of Taiwan, taking into account the mistakes made by Russia in its attempt to invade Ukraine. In particular, Beijing is initially betting on a "total war" without illusions of a "three-day SWO."