Will China use force against Taiwan?
Beijing has carried out its biggest-ever military drills off the self-governed island.
Beijing has carried out its biggest-ever military drills off the self-governed island.
China has launched more rockets as it continues its huge live-fire exercises off Taiwan.
The drills, which Beijing named “Justice Mission 2025”, are widely seen as a show of force as China seeks to assert its claim that Taiwan is part of its sovereign territory.
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The military manoeuvres come on the heels of an $11bn arms deal between the United States and Taiwan. Although the US was not mentioned, Beijing called the exercises a “stern warning” to “external forces”.
Can these tensions be contained?
Presenter: Adrian Finighan
Guests:
Shaun Rein – founder and managing director of the China Market Research Group
Chen Shen Yen – research fellow at the Institute of International Relations
Ja Lan Chong – associate professor of political science at the National University of Singapore
Published On 30 Dec 2025