The Chinese People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theater Command has begun conducting drills, code-named "Justice Mission 2025," around Taiwan Island. Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang party, said the Democratic Progressive Party's misguided cross-Strait policy is the reason the situation has escalated into heightened military tension and anxiety. She further stated that Lai Ching-te, as the leader of the Taiwan region, is not only leading himself down a dead-end path but is also dragging all 23 million people in Taiwan along with him.