China Conducts Massive Live Fire Drills Around Taiwan

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On Monday, China announced their blockade-style military drill “Justice Mission 2025.” They declared seven restricted zones around Taiwan, and deployed record numbers of ships and warplanes around the country.   Beijing also launched rockets into waters surrounding Taiwan during the drills. Taiwan’s defense ministry says some of China’s rockets landed within Taiwan’s 24-nautical mile contiguous zone, the closest they’ve ever come to Taiwan’s main island in a live-fire drill.     The defense ministry tracked 207 aircraft and 49 naval vessels across two days of exercises. Ocean affairs officials note Chinese ships have been moving away from Taiwan as the drills are concluded.    However, Taiwan remains on high alert as Chinese ships and vessels gradually depart from their positions around the country’s main island.   Reporters: Lery Hiciano/Alan Lu  Videographers: John Su/Alex Chen  Video Editor: Eric Tsai

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00:01China announced Justice Mission 2025 on Monday, declaring seven restricted zones around Taiwan.

00:08These massive military exercises, which included live-fire drills, deployed record numbers

00:13of ships and warplanes, simulating what a blockade might look like.

00:17Beijing's exercises launched days after the U.S. announced a record US$11 billion arms

00:22package for Taiwan.

00:24These drills also come during a time of growing tension between China and Japan.

00:29Taiwan's defense ministry says some of China's rockets landed within Taiwan's 24-nautical

00:34mile contiguous zone, the closest ever in the live-fire drill.

00:38This time's landing point is closer to Taiwan's location.

00:42I think this is a message that it's intentionally sending.

00:46China's rockets were launched in two waves.

00:49The first wave targeting an area northeast of Keelong's port, but outside the 24-nautical

00:54mile zone, while the second wave landed in waters of Tainan within the boundary.

00:59Taiwan's defense ministry tracked 207 Chinese aircraft and 49 naval vessels across two days

01:06of exercises.

01:08But as of Wednesday, Ocean Affairs officials say Chinese ships are moving away from Taiwan.

01:15On the second day of its military exercises, Chinese state media circulated supposed drone

01:20footage of Taipei 101.

01:22Taiwan.

01:23It said the video shows Taiwan's tallest building from the perspective of the People's Liberation

01:27Army, suggesting the city is within striking range.

01:32Taiwan's defense ministry responded, saying the footage is clearly an example of cognitive

01:37warfare.

01:38Chinese states have also weighed in on the goal of the propaganda.

01:41Chinese states have already deployed the issue of Taiwan.

01:42Chinese states have also guided turbulence on the norte.

01:43Chinese states have also guided России one-driven response.

01:45Chinese states have also indicated that it is counterclockwise against Taiwan's

01:48political and cooperation.

01:49Chinese states have коллег and the war-set, and the war-set, and that are

02:08Taiwan's government and armed forces are hoping to use these latest reels as a lesson

02:15to keep a close eye on China's next moves.

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