ALBAWABA- China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) launched large-scale military exercises around Taiwan, describing the operation as a direct warning to both “Taiwan independence forces” and what Beijing called foreign interference, in an apparent rebuke of recent U.S. support for the island. The drills, codenamed Justice Mission 2025, involved destroyers, frigates, fighter-bombers, and drones conducting live-fire simulations. According to the PLA’s Eastern Theater Command, the exercises focused on encircling Taiwan, blockading ...