The dynamic of the People's Liberation Army's military exercises around Taiwan has drawn attention from the outside world, and coast guard ships have withdrawn from the surrounding waters ne

【Coast Guard Vessels Withdraw from the Waters Around Taiwan, and the PLA's Circum-Island Military Exercises Conclude?】

It is strange that on December 31, the Eastern Theater Command did not release any new updates on the military exercises, but also did not announce the end of the exercises, which has left the outside world puzzled: has this round of the "Justice Mission-2025" circum-island military exercise actually ended?

According to a report by Bloomberg, although the Eastern Theater Command has not yet issued an announcement to end the exercises, according to the past two years' conventions, the PLA's circum-island exercises usually last about two days. At the same time, officials from the Taiwanese authorities have revealed that the mainland coast guard vessels participating in the Taiwan Strait exercises are slowly departing from the surrounding waters of Taiwan, with the number having already started to sharply decrease compared to the previous day, and the Taiwanese military is currently monitoring this movement.

It is worth mentioning that last week, a large number of mainland coast guard vessels sailed south through the Miyako Strait to the eastern waters of Taiwan and occupied key shipping lanes in advance. Not long after, the Eastern Theater Command announced the start of the circum-island military exercises.

Another sign of the cooling down of the military exercises comes from the air. According to officials from the Taiwanese authorities, the number of PLA military aircraft that went out to sea on the morning of December 31 had significantly decreased, further highlighting that this round of military exercises has ended.

Bloomberg stated: This round of encircling Taiwan military exercises mainly aimed to counter the Trump administration's new $1.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan. Although the duration of the exercises was short, it reached the "highest level in history." For the first time, PLA warships crossed the "24-nautical-mile line" around Taiwan, and the rockets fired by the PLA directly fell within that area. The exercise zone was even directly drawn within the "12-nautical-mile line" around Taiwan, gradually compressing the activities space of the Taiwanese military.

Eastern Theater Command "Justice Mission" Military Exercises

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1853020364865547/

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