The People's Liberation Army posted drone footage providing an aerial view of Taipei 101 skyscraper during the Justice Mission 2025 military drills around Taiwan, according to a post by @ChinaMilBugle on X between 3:16 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. UTC on December 29, 2025. The footage was captioned 'So close, so beautiful, go to Taipei at any time.' Reports detailed the geographical positioning of remote fire forces in China's Eastern Theater Command on the first day of the exercise, with the 1st Battalion and 2nd Company of the 1st Brigade of the 72nd Group Army Rocket Artillery (Unit 31622) departing from Tianmei in Pingtan County, Fujian Province, and the 73rd Group Army Artillery Brigade (Unit 73146) leaving Xinshadi Village in Shishi City, Fujian Province, to enter launch positions, as stated by @JosephWen___ on X over the past 59 minutes. This drone footage circulation follows earlier reports of Chinese state media and PLA accounts sharing similar close-up views of Taipei 101 during the same drills, including a TB-001 drone video posted previously on December 29, according to @TaiwanMonitor and @clashreport on X. Live AIS data had confirmed China Coast Guard vessels north of Taipei in prior periods. Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense reported 89 Chinese aircraft and 28 naval vessels around Taiwan on December 29, prompting Taiwan to establish a response center and deploy forces earlier that day, as cited by @TaiwanMonitor and Osint613 on X.
