China stages massive Taiwan Strait drills with 90 warplanes and rockets… China says the United States cannot stop Taiwan reunification, saying the United States cannot stop Taiwan’s reunification.

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Dec. 29 (Asia Today) — China’s foreign ministry on Monday demanded the United States halt arms sales to Taiwan and warned that U.S. involvement in the Taiwan Strait cannot prevent what Beijing calls “complete reunification,” issuing the statement as the Chinese military launched large-scale drills encircling the island.

In a statement posted on social media, the ministry’s North American and Oceania affairs department criticized Washington’s approval of an $11.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, describing the move as a breach of U.S. commitments and warning it would “harm others” and ultimately “harm itself,” according to Chinese and state-linked media accounts.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/12/29/china-warns-us-cannot-stop-taiwan-reunification/7651767062456/

China has fired rockets into the waters around Taiwan during the second day of military drills by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aimed at punishing the island democracy, which Beijing claims as its territory.

Why It Matters
China has held a number of punitive drills since 2022, when then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi drew Beijing’s ire by visiting Taipei to meet with the Taiwanese president and other officials. During exercises immediately following Pelosi’s visit, Chinese forces fired missiles over the island, with one landing inside Japan’s maritime zone.

China has framed the current drills—dubbed “Justice Mission 2025″—as a warning to Taiwanese “separatists” and “external forces,” without naming any other countries. However, Chinese officials have highlighted recent U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, including a record $11-billion package approved earlier this month.

https://www.newsweek.com/update-china-fires-rockets-near-taiwan-war-games-11282517