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Chinese military soldiers fire a rocket into the air as they conduct military drills on Pingtan island, in eastern China's Fujian province, the closest point to Taiwan, on Dec. 30, 2025. Adek Berry/AFP via Getty Images
Canada has criticized China’s decision to conduct large-scale military drills around Taiwan earlier this week, in which Beijing fired missiles and deployed a large number of warplanes and naval vessels near the island.
“Canada opposes any unilateral attempts to change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait,” Global Affairs Canada said in a Jan. 1 statement.