PLA conducts major drill near Taiwan
Interservice exercise a stern warning against separatists, external forces
The People's Liberation Army conducted on Monday a large-scale, interservice exercise surrounding China's island of Taiwan, sending a clear warning to "Taiwan independence" separatists and external forces meddling in the Taiwan question.
During the exercise named "Justice Mission 2025", which began on Monday morning, the PLA Eastern Theater Command mobilized fighter jets, bombers, early-warning planes, drones, long-range rocket launchers, short-range ballistic missile launchers, amphibious landing craft, destroyers and frigates.
Troops and hardware were sent to carry out air and sea patrols, live-fire shelling, simulated precision strikes and air combat, anti-submarine maneuvers and information support operations.
According to video clips published by the command, some of the PLA's best assets, such as the J-20 stealth fighter and the DF-17 hypersonic ballistic missile system, were deployed in the exercise.
The clips also show H-6K bombers, carrying YJ-12 supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles under their wings, taking off from an air base, and short-range ballistic missiles being erected to simulate large-scale strikes.
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