China's Aggressive War Games Escalate Tensions with Taiwan: 'Justice Mission 2025' Raises Fears of Attack

China's military has launched its largest war games yet around Taiwan, dubbed 'Justice Mission 2025', sparking concerns about a potential attack on the democratically governed island. The drills involve live-fire exercises, and the Chinese military has deployed fighter jets, bombers, and long-range rockets in a show of force. Taiwan's government has condemned the drills, urging China not to misjudge the situation and undermine regional peace. The island's defence ministry has put its military on high alert, with troops rehearsing rapid response exercises to repel a potential Chinese attack. The war games come after a rise in Chinese rhetoric over Beijing's territorial claims, following a comment by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggesting a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response from Tokyo. The U.S. has also announced a record $11.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, prompting a protest from China's defence ministry. Analysts say Beijing's drills increasingly blur the line between routine military training exercises and what could be stage-setting for an attack, a strategy intended to give the U.S. and its allies minimal warning of an assault. Taiwan's people remain defiant, with many viewing the drills as a scare tactic. "I think these drills are just meant to scare us," said Lin Wei-ming, a 31-year-old teacher based in Taipei. "Similar drills have happened before... the political side of things can only be handled by Taiwan's current government and how they choose to respond.