China's Eastern Theater Command announced the second day of "Justice Mission 2025" exercises around Taiwan early Dec. 30, 2025, beginning drills north and south of the island focused on warning and expulsion, simulated strikes, assault on maritime targets, and anti-air and anti-submarine operations, according to @TaiwanMonitor. The announcement came over the past 90 minutes from 11:16 p.m. Dec. 29 to 12:45 a.m. Dec. 30 UTC, as reported in a breaking update by @TaiwanMonitor citing the command's official statement. These exercises follow China Coast Guard vessels' law enforcement patrols around Taiwan earlier on Dec. 29 from 8:46 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. UTC, part of the same mission first announced over 17 hours prior, according to live AIS data from @MarineTraffic as reported by @TaiwanMonitor. Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense had reported detecting 89 Chinese aircraft and 28 naval vessels around the island on Dec. 29, prompting rapid response exercises and high alert status, per ministry updates between 6:46 p.m. and 8:16 p.m. UTC confirmed by @TaiwanMonitor.
