# China’s Large Unannounced Drills Around Taiwan Rehearse Attacks and Blockade Scenarios

*Friday, November 13, 2026 at 10:06 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-11-13T10:06:34.495Z (53m ago)
**Category**: conflict | **Region**: East Asia
**Importance**: 9/10
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**Deck**: In early November, China conducted large unannounced military drills around Taiwan and into the western Pacific, deploying more than 100 military and coast guard vessels to practice simulated attacks, blockade scenarios and wider regional operations, as a Chinese submarine reportedly launched an intercontinental missile.

China has carried out extensive unannounced military exercises around Taiwan and across the western Pacific, in drills Taiwanese officials have described as a form of pressure on the island.

According to Taiwanese reporting, more than 100 Chinese military and coast guard vessels took part at the peak of the activity in early November. The drills involved simulated attacks on Taiwan, rehearsals of blockade scenarios and operations extending beyond the immediate Taiwan Strait into a broader expanse of the western Pacific.

During the same period, a Chinese submarine reportedly launched an intercontinental missile. The available material does not specify the missile type or trajectory, but a submarine‑launched intercontinental‑range weapon would be part of China’s longer‑range strike and deterrence capabilities.

For people in Taiwan, large‑scale unannounced drills complicate daily life for fishing crews, commercial shipping and civil aviation, which have to track sudden changes in military activity and adjust routes accordingly.

Militarily, the combination of People’s Liberation Army Navy warships and coast guard vessels gives China options in a crisis ranging from direct confrontation to law‑enforcement‑style pressure on commercial and government ships. The reported exercises allowed Chinese forces to practice operating large numbers of hulls around Taiwan and into nearby sea lanes.

The submarine missile launch indicates that Beijing is willing to pair conventional drills near Taiwan with demonstrations of longer‑range missile capability. That linkage suggests any conflict over the island would sit within a wider contest involving missile forces that can reach far beyond the Strait.

For regional governments and shipping companies, each large Chinese exercise near Taiwan adds to concerns about navigational risks and potential disruption along key routes in the western Pacific.

Signals that would change the picture include data on the frequency and scale of follow‑on Chinese drills, confirmed technical details about the reported missile test, and any adjustments in the deployment patterns of U.S., Japanese or Taiwanese forces responding to these maneuvers.