The real message behind PLA drills around Taiwan

0 December 31, 2025 03:25

China’s PLA Eastern Theater Command has launched a large-scale joint exercise around Taiwan, code-named "Justice Mission 2025," involving air, sea, ground and missile forces. Beijing says the operation is aimed at deterring "Taiwan independence" forces and warning against external interference as tensions rise following a reported $11.1 billion US arms package for Taiwan. What exactly is being rehearsed in this drill? What is the message being sent? And with political temperature rising on all sides, what are the practical guardrails that still keep the Taiwan Strait from sliding into crisis?

Guests in this episode of Dialogue are Zhou Bo, senior fellow with the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University; Joanna Lei, former KMT legislator; and Harvey Dzodin, senior fellow with the Center for China and Globalization.

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