The #PLA Eastern Theater Command is dispatching bomber task forces to conduct far-seas combat readiness patrols to the east of #Taiwan Island, focusing on subjects such as long-distance raids and joint precision strikes, Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson of the PLA Eastern Theater Command, said in a statement on Monday afternoon. (Source: 东部战区微博) https://bit.ly/4pXz0B5 | China Daily

The People's Liberation Army concluded a round of live-fire shelling near the island of #Taiwan as part of an ongoing military exercise. Senior Captain Li Xi, a spokesman of the #PLA Eastern Theater Command, said in a statement on Tuesday morning that at 9 am, the command's ground forces used long-range weapons to hit simulated targets in the waters to the north of the Taiwan Island. https://bit.ly/44Sr2ki | China Daily

PLA military exercises around Taiwan Island have become routine since 2022 The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army has launched new #drills around #Taiwan Island. #China says the exercises serve as a stern warning to "Taiwan Independence" separatist forces and external interference. Since 2022, the #PLA has conducted such drills on a regular basis. Our reporter Sun Tianyuan reports live from #Pingtan in southeast China's #Fujian Province, the closest point on the Chin