Chinese military units take part in long-range live-fire drills targeting waters south of Taiwan, from an undisclosed location in this screenshot from a video released by the Eastern Theatre Command of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Dec. 30, 2025. Eastern Theatre Command/Handout via Reuters
The U.S. State Department has called on the Chinese regime to stop military pressure on Taiwan, after Beijing fired missiles and sent a large number of warplanes and naval vessels near the island in its live-fire military drills earlier this week.
“China’s military activities and rhetoric toward Taiwan and others in the region increase tensions unnecessarily,“ Tommy Pigott, spokesperson for the State Department, said in a statement on Jan. 1.
