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China’s “Justice Mission-2025” Encirclement Drills Trigger Global Rebuke and Taiwan’s 5-Year Defence Surge

Between 29–31 Dec 2025 the PLA staged its widest live-fire drills to date around Taiwan, pushing rockets inside the 24-nm zone and spurring President Lai’s 1 Jan 2026 vow for a US$40 billion defence build-up as Lithuania, Australia, New Zealand and others lodged formal protests.