The People’s Republic of China (PRC) may be conducting a major, unannounced military exercise simula
· Taipei, Taiwan
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) may be conducting a major, unannounced military exercise simulating the encirclement and isolation of Taiwan. The scale of the deployments suggests the exercise is larger than the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) most recent exercise around Taiwan, Justice Mission 2025, both in the number of vessels involved and the geographic range of their deployment. The exercise includes surface forces from the Eastern, Northern and Southern Theater Commands—a rare coordination. Since 2022, major PLA exercises targeting Taiwan have largely centered on the Eastern Theate