President Donald Trump brushed off China’s latest round of large-scale military exercises around Taiwan, telling reporters "nothing worries me" and describing Beijing’s activity as longstanding — comments that landed as Taiwan put its forces on alert and Beijing framed the drills as a warning to “external” powers.

The exercises, named “Justice Mission 2025,” saw China fire dozens of rockets toward Taiwan and deploy a large number of warships and aircraft near the island.

Tensions are rising across the Taiwan Strait as China launches one of its largest military exercises in recent years. Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reports detecting 130 Chinese military aircraft and 14 PLA Navy warships around the island within 24 hours — along with 14 Chinese Coast Guard vessels.

The drills came after Beijing expressed anger at U.S. arms sales, and a statement by Japan's prime minister saying its military could get involved if China were to take action against Taiwan.

China’s military announced Monday it was mobilizing army, navy, air and rocket units around Taiwan for “major military drills” aimed at sending a “serious warning” against any push for Taiwanese independence and “external” forcing interfering with the island.

Taiwan‘s president slammed China on its second day of military exercises near the island, saying the country is working to deliberately undermine “regional stability through military intimidation.” China said it was merely responding to Taiwanese forces and taking the “necessary action to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) announced joint military exercises named "Justice Mission-2025", involving coordinated operations across land, sea and air.