PLA starts "Justice Mission 2025" drills around Taiwan
The Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army has begun drills around Taiwan to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity (01:10). Cambodia and Thailand vow to gradually consolidate a ceasefire in their disputed border area following talks that China hosted (11:46). Criticism over the Japanese government's record defense budget continues to mount across the country (21:17).
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