The Rocket Force of the PLA Eastern Theatre Command fires missiles into the waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan from an undisclosed location last week. Photo: Handout
The Rocket Force of the PLA Eastern Theatre Command fires missiles into the waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan from an undisclosed location last week. Photo: Handout
Taiwan
China /  Military

Live-fire drills around Taiwan provide insight into PLA capabilities following modernisation drive

  • Three days of exercises staged in response to senior US politician Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan
  • Biggest message is that mainland China can execute a blockade of island, analyst says

Kristin HuangLawrence Chung
Kristin Huang in Hong Kongand Lawrence Chung in Taipei

Updated: 2:04am, 8 Aug, 2022

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The Rocket Force of the PLA Eastern Theatre Command fires missiles into the waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan from an undisclosed location last week. Photo: Handout
The Rocket Force of the PLA Eastern Theatre Command fires missiles into the waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan from an undisclosed location last week. Photo: Handout
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