China’s Coast Guard released an exercise-style poster titled “Patrol and Control” showing its vessels encircling Taiwan and locking down key ports and critical infrastructure, following its announcement of law enforcement patrols around the island, according to a post by TaiwanMonitor on X between 6:15 a.m. and 6:45 a.m. UTC on December 29, 2025. The poster illustrates Coast Guard ships surrounding Taiwan in a demonstration of maritime control, as detailed in the TaiwanMonitor post during the 29-minute reporting window. This development occurs amid China’s ongoing Justice Mission 2025 military drills around Taiwan, including live-fire anti-ship exercises north and southwest of the island announced earlier by the People’s Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command, and additional Maritime Safety Administration warning zones, as reported in prior periods by TaiwanMonitor and related sources.
