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China fired missiles and deployed dozens of fighter jets and navy vessels around Taiwan for a second straight day of live-fire drills designed to simulate a blockade of the self-ruled island’s key ports and strikes on maritime targets, Taiwan’s government said. The exercises, code-named “Justice Mission 2025,” drew condemnation from Taipei as “highly provocative and reckless.” Taiwan President Lai Ching-te issued his “strongest condemnation,” accusing Beijing of “deliberately undermining regional stability through military…