PDB Afternoon Bulletin | November 25th, 2025: China’s Taiwan Invasion Rehearsal Caught On Satellite & U.S.-Russia Face-To-Face Talks

The President's Daily Brief · Nov 25, 2025 · 14m

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: New satellite imagery reveals China practicing the exact beach-landing maneuvers required for a Taiwan invasion, using civilian ferries in a coordinated amphibious drill. We’ll walk through what the images show and why analysts say this marks a major escalation in Beijing’s preparations. The United States revives shuttle diplomacy, dispatching officials to Abu Dhabi for rare, face-to-face talks with Russian counterparts over a possible Ukraine peace framework. We’ll explain what prompted the meeting and what’s known about the discussions. To…