PLA drills around Taiwan

China's PLA Eastern Theater Command has launched a large-scale joint exercise around Taiwan, code-named "Justice Mission 2025", involving air, sea, ground and missile forces. Beijing says the operation is aimed at deterring "Taiwan independence" forces and warning against external interference as tensions rise following a reported $11.1 billion U.S. arms package for Taiwan. What exactly is being rehearsed in this drill? What is the message being sent? And with political temperature rising on all sides, what are the practical guardrails that still keep the Taiwan Strait from sliding into crisis?

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