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Source reporting describes late-December 2025 PLA exercises around Taiwan as a large-scale rehearsal of blockade-like operations, including dense air and maritime activity and live-fire near the contiguous zone. Into early 2026, activity reportedly shifted toward normalized coercion, with lower ADIZ sortie levels but continued coast guard pressure near outlying islands.
Source reporting describes late-2025 PLA exercises near Taiwan as unusually large and close-in, emphasizing blockade simulation, joint operations, and precision-strike rehearsal. Continued activity into January 2026 suggests sustained pressure, though the source notes uncertainty about long-duration sustainment under external interference.
The source describes late-December 2025 PLA exercises near Taiwan as the largest in over three years, featuring multi-zone maritime activity consistent with blockade rehearsal and high-tempo air operations. It also highlights uncertainty about the PLA’s ability to sustain a prolonged blockade under contested conditions, alongside Taiwan’s subsequent counter-drills and U.S. calls for restraint.
Source reporting describes large-scale PLA Eastern Theater Command exercises on 29–30 December 2025 simulating a naval and coast guard blockade of Taiwan, with high sortie volumes and operations closer to the island. The drills appear aimed at refining sustained coercion tactics and shaping deterrence dynamics amid an ongoing cycle of military signaling and counter-exercises.
Source reporting describes late-December 2025 PLA exercises around Taiwan as a large-scale rehearsal of blockade-like operations, including dense air and maritime activity and live-fire near the contiguous zone. Into early 2026, activity reportedly shifted toward normalized coercion, with lower ADIZ sortie levels but continued coast guard pressure near outlying islands.
Source reporting describes late-2025 PLA exercises near Taiwan as unusually large and close-in, emphasizing blockade simulation, joint operations, and precision-strike rehearsal. Continued activity into January 2026 suggests sustained pressure, though the source notes uncertainty about long-duration sustainment under external interference.
The source describes late-December 2025 PLA exercises near Taiwan as the largest in over three years, featuring multi-zone maritime activity consistent with blockade rehearsal and high-tempo air operations. It also highlights uncertainty about the PLA’s ability to sustain a prolonged blockade under contested conditions, alongside Taiwan’s subsequent counter-drills and U.S. calls for restraint.
Source reporting describes large-scale PLA Eastern Theater Command exercises on 29–30 December 2025 simulating a naval and coast guard blockade of Taiwan, with high sortie volumes and operations closer to the island. The drills appear aimed at refining sustained coercion tactics and shaping deterrence dynamics amid an ongoing cycle of military signaling and counter-exercises.
| ID | Title | Category | Date | Views | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPT-846 | PLA ‘Justice Mission 2025’ Drills Signal Blockade-Rehearsal Posture, Followed by Normalized Pressure in Early 2026 | PLA | 2026-02-08 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-816 | PLA Blockade-Rehearsal Drills Near Taiwan Signal Higher-Tempo Coercion Into 2026 | Taiwan Strait | 2026-02-07 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-527 | Justice Mission 2025: PLA Blockade-Rehearsal Signals Intensify Around Taiwan | Taiwan Strait | 2026-02-02 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-593 | PLA ‘Justice Mission 2025’ Signals Intensified Blockade Rehearsals Around Taiwan | PLA | 2025-09-13 | 0 | ACCESS » |