Taiwan Coast Guard ship Taoyuan conducted 24-hour patrols around Taiwan to repel Chinese Coast Guard vessels participating in "Justice Mission 2025" exercises, according to video footage shared by @TaiwanMonitor via @JaimeOcon1's post between 3:16 a.m. and 3:45 a.m. UTC on Dec. 30. The footage, released during the 29-minute reporting window ending at 3:45 a.m. UTC, shows the Taoyuan actively maintaining vigilance to counter Chinese operations amid the second day of exercises announced by China's Eastern Theater Command. This development follows Taiwan Coast Guard footage of a close encounter with Chinese vessels released earlier in the morning, as reported by @TaiwanMonitor, and aligns with ongoing patrols responding to Chinese activities north and south of Taiwan, per prior statements from Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense.
