US, EU Express Concerns Over China’s War Games Around Taiwan

The Chinese regime’s ‘aggressive military activities and rhetoric toward Taiwan only serve to exacerbate tensions,’ the U.S. State Department said.

A Taiwanese flag at a harbor in the northern city of Keelung, Taiwan, on April 1, 2025. I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images

The Trump administration and the European Union have expressed concerns over communist China’s large-scale drills in the airspace and waters around Taiwan.

The military drills, which involved the Chinese Navy, Air, Ground, and Rocket forces, started on April 1. The exercises continued on April 2, with long-range live-fire drills in the East China Sea.