China's Eastern Theater Command circulated a new exercise-style poster for the second day of "Justice Mission 2025" exercises around Taiwan, titled "Hammer of Justice: Seal the Ports, Cut the Lines," depicting two hammers crushing the island's north and south, according to a post by @JaimeOcon1 citing @TaiwanMonitor over the 59-minute period ending at 2:16 a.m. UTC on Dec. 30. A video posted by @JaimeOcon1 showed a Chinese Coast Guard drill with a Taiwanese Navy Kee-lung class destroyer visible in the distance, as shared by @TaiwanMonitor during the same window from 1:16 a.m. to 2:16 a.m. UTC on Dec. 30. These developments continue the second day of exercises announced by the Eastern Theater Command over the prior 90 minutes ending at 1:16 a.m. UTC, focused on warning, expulsion, simulated strikes, and anti-air and anti-submarine operations north and south of Taiwan, according to @TaiwanMonitor citing the command's statement. The activities align with China Coast Guard patrols around Taiwan reported from 8:46 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. UTC on Dec. 29 using live AIS data from @MarineTraffic, as noted by @TaiwanMonitor, following Taiwan Ministry of National Defense detections of 89 Chinese aircraft and 28 vessels on Dec. 29 prompting high alert.
