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The drills, China’s most extensive war games by coverage area to date, forced Taiwan to cancel dozens of domestic flights and dispatch jets and warships to monitor.
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Reuters, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
For two days, Chinese warships and aircraft simulated a blockade of the global chip hub with live-fire exercises encircling the main island, while dozens of rockets struck waters near its northern and eastern ends on Tuesday.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
Repurposing reactors from retired warships could reduce waste, lower costs, and ease the Navy’s decommissioning burden—if regulatory and security hurdles can be overcome.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
However, no warplanes or warships had entered Taiwan’s territorial waters or airspace so far, Hsieh said.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
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Reuters, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
For two days, Chinese warships and aircraft simulated a blockade of the global chip hub with live-fire exercises encircling the main island, while dozens of rockets struck waters near its northern and eastern ends on Tuesday.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
Repurposing reactors from retired warships could reduce waste, lower costs, and ease the Navy’s decommissioning burden—if regulatory and security hurdles can be overcome.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
However, no warplanes or warships had entered Taiwan’s territorial waters or airspace so far, Hsieh said.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Warship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warship. Accessed 5 Jan. 2026.
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warship
noun
war·ship
ˈwȯ(ə)r-ˌship 
: a ship armed for combat
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