Justice Mission 2025: PLA Blockade Rehearsals and the Normalization of Taiwan Encirclement
China’s December 29–30, 2025 “Justice Mission 2025” drills, as described by the source, emphasized blockade simulation, counter-intervention rehearsal, and sustained air-sea pressure around Taiwan. The pattern indicates a shift toward routinized coercive operations—supported by coast guard activity around outlying islands—raising escalation and miscalculation risks.