PLA TB-001 Drone Footage of Taipei 101 Sparks Justice Mission 2025 Dispute
PLA's release of TB-001 drone footage featuring Taipei 101 during Justice Mission 2025 has sparked debate. Taiwan's defense ministry calls it cognitive warfare.
The view from above is beautiful, but the message is chilling. A PLA drone just caught Taipei's heart in its crosshairs, igniting a fresh wave of tension across the strait.
Analyzing the Justice Mission 2025 Drone Footage
According to the South China Morning Post, the PLA Eastern Theatre Command released black-and-white footage on December 29, 2025, featuring the iconic Taipei 101 skyscraper. The clip, titled "Ready to visit Taipei anytime," shows a passenger plane ascending near the tower. While the exact timing remains unverified, the China Military Bugle social media account suggested the imagery was captured by a TB-001 reconnaissance and strike drone during the recent Justice Mission 2025 exercises.
Taiwan's Cognitive Warfare Defense vs PLA Claims
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense isn't buying the narrative, dismissing the video as a prime example of cognitive warfare. Hsieh Jih-sheng, assistant vice-minister for intelligence, stated on Tuesday that while TB-001 drones were operating near the island, none had penetrated the 24-nautical-mile (44.4km) contiguous zone. Officials suggest the footage might be a calculated edit of previous sightings to simulate proximity.
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