Canada Speaks Out Against China’s Military Drills Around Taiwan

Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) 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.