The Eastern Theater Command’s ground-based missile units conducted live firing in the East China Sea on Wednesday as part of the drills, involving precision strikes on simulated targets as key ...

Organizing its army, navy, air and rocket forces, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command launched joint exercises around the island of Taiwan on Tuesday. Upon orders ...

NANJING -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command on Tuesday conducted multi-subject drills in waters to north, south, and east of Taiwan Island.

The Eastern Theater Command released a video of the PLA taking part in the drills on Tuesday, showing Chinese frigates sailing, military aircraft taking off and missiles being erected into launch ...

The exercise was “to test the joint combat readiness” of the Command‘s forces and be a “stern warning” against Taiwanese separatism.

As part of the drills, the ground army of the Eastern Theater Command conducted “live-fire long-range strike drills in designated areas of the East China Sea,” Shi said. “The drills involved ...

A spokesperson for the Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army said the joint exercises involve army, navy, air force and rocket force units, which would "close in on Taiwan Island ...

The PLA Eastern Theater Command releases a short video on April 1, 2025, titled "Subdue Demons and Vanquish Evils," which compared Chinese mythological character Sun Wukong's skills to eliminate ...

The military drills come as Beijing again warned the self-ruled island democracy of seeking formal independence.

China's latest round of military drills came as the U.S. struggles to shift focus from the Middle East and Europe.

NANJING, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command on Tuesday conducted multi-subject drills in waters to north, south, and east of Taiwan Island.