On Nov 12, Taiwanese officials disclosed that China conducted previously unannounced large-scale military exercises around Taiwan and across the western Pacific during the first week of November involving more than 100 naval and coast guard vessels, Reuters reported the next day. The exercises, which included simulated attacks on military targets and cities, involved coordination among China's three coastal theater commands and exceeded the scale of its last formally announced drills focused on Taiwan in December 2025, according to the officials.