China’s Coast Guard released three images of its vessels conducting “law enforcement” patrols around Taiwan and the outlying islands of Wuqiu and Mazu during the People’s Liberation Army’s Justice Mission 2025 joint exercise encircling the island, according to a post by TaiwanMonitor on X between 10:16 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. UTC on December 29, 2025. The images depict CCG vessels participating in patrol activities amid the ongoing military drills, as stated in the TaiwanMonitor post during this 29-minute reporting window. This release follows China’s Coast Guard publication earlier on December 29 of a 'Patrol and Control' poster showing vessels encircling Taiwan, according to prior reports from TaiwanMonitor, while Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has detected related PLA aircraft sorties and vessels around the island up until 6 a.m. local time and maintains forces on high alert.
