China’s military has publicly highlighted a new phase of its pressure campaign around Taiwan, with the PLA (Chinese Armed Forces) Eastern Theater Command announcing that H-6 strategic bombers equipped with YJ-12 anti-ship cruise missiles conducted combat-readiness patrols east of the island on December 29, 2025. According to official PLA statements, the mission was framed as routine training, but its location and payload point to a deliberate demonstration of long-range strike capability aimed at countering external forces operating in the western Pacific. Read full Defense News at this link ...
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| A Chinese Air Force H-6 bomber takes off, carrying YJ-12 supersonic anti-ship missiles, during long-range strike exercises east of Taiwan, as footage released by China on December 29, 2025, shows. (Picture source: China MoD) |
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