Justice Mission 2025: PLA Blockade Rehearsal Signals a Higher-Tempo Taiwan Strait Posture
Source reporting describes the PLA’s December 2025 “Justice Mission 2025” drills as a large-scale blockade-oriented exercise package near Taiwan, followed by January 2026 indications of expanded strike and raid training scenarios. Taiwan’s counter-drills and U.S. criticism highlight a tightening action–reaction cycle with elevated risks of miscalculation and episodic coercion short of war.