China Conducts Unannounced Pacific Drills, ICBM Launch; Taiwan Calls It 'Silent Intimidation'

China staged large, unannounced military exercises in the western Pacific and around Taiwan in early November, involving over 100 naval and coast guard vessels, and launched an intercontinental ballistic missile. Taipei officials characterize the actions as a campaign of 'silent intimidation,' per unnamed Taiwanese sources. The scale and unannounced nature mark an escalation in coercive signaling, though the ICBM launch's specific trajectory and timing remain unconfirmed.

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