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China Fires 27 Rockets Into Taiwans Waters in 2nd Day of Military Drills

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Chinese ships patrol as the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) conduct military drills on Pingtan island—the closest point to Taiwan—in eastern Fujian Province, China, on Dec. 30, 2025. Adek Berry/AFP via Getty ImagesTAIPEI, Taiwan—China’s military fired 27 rockets into waters north and south of Taiwan from its coastal Fujian Province on Dec. 30, marking the second day of a new round of military drills intended to erode Taiwanese people’s confidence in their military’s ability to defend the island, according to Taiwan’s defense ministry.Ten of the rockets landed within southern Taiwan’s 24-nautical-mile contiguous zone, marking the closest proximity to the island ever recorded for China’s live-fire drills, the defense ministry said at a Tuesday afternoon press conference on the communist regime’s military exercises, which Beijing has dubbed “Justice Mission 2025.”

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