China Launches Massive Taiwan Blockade Drills Following USA Arms Sale

Taiwan remains on high alert and has canceled over 70 commercial flights after China launched its largest military exercise simulating a total blockade of the island.The drills, codenamed Justice Mission 2025, involve 89 aircraft and 28 warships conducting live-fire simulations in response to an $11.1 billion arms deal approved by Donald Trump.While Lai Ching-te condemned the maneuvers as irrational provocations, Beijing warned that arming Taipei pushes the Taiwan Strait toward imminent war.