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Chinese PLA conducts joint military drills closer to Taiwan Island

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Chinese PLA conducts joint military drills closer to Taiwan Island
China

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Chinese PLA conducts joint military drills closer to Taiwan Island

2024-10-14 09:05 Last Updated At:11:57

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has conducted three joint military drills surrounding the Taiwan Island over the past three years, with each time getting closer to the island.

The Three joint military drills conducted by the the Eastern Theater Command of the PLA include the joint military drills in August 2022, the "Joint Sword-2024A" in May this year and the "Joint Sword-2024B" on Monday.

The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Monday organized its troops of army, navy, air force and rocket force to conduct "Joint Sword-2024B" drills in the Taiwan Strait and the north, south and east of the island of Taiwan, said a spokesperson.

Li Xi, spokesperson for the theater command, said the drills involve vessels and planes closing in on the island from multiple directions and assaults by joint forces.

The drills focus on joint sea-air combat readiness patrol, the blockade and control of key ports and areas, strikes on sea and land targets, and the seizure of comprehensive battlefield control, so as to test the joint real-combat capabilities of the forces of the command, Li said.

The drills are a powerful deterrent to the separatist activities of "Taiwan independence" elements, and are legitimate and necessary actions to safeguard national sovereignty and national unity, Li said.

Chinese PLA conducts joint military drills closer to Taiwan Island

Chinese PLA conducts joint military drills closer to Taiwan Island

China's development of green industries and the country's initiative of building a unified national market have made steady progress over the first three quarters of 2024, according to the data published by the State Taxation Administration on Sunday.

The tax data highlighted that the development of green industries has gathered pace in Jan-Sept, reflecting a resilient and diversified economic landscape.

Sales revenue in the ecological protection and environmental governance sectors surged by 11.4 percent, while the green technology services sector, including renewable energy and energy-saving solutions, witnessed a growth of approximately 20 percent. As China's broader strategy has continued emphasis on transition toward a more sustainable and innovative paradigm, sales in the clean energy sector, including solar, wind, and hydropower, maintained a rapid growth.

The transportation and logistics sector also registered faster growth, with sales revenue rising by 10 percent year on year. In particular, the growth in multimodal transport and freight forwarding services saw increases of 33.5 percent and 11.3 percent, respectively. The transportation sector in Sept alone experienced a 10.6 percent growth.

Moreover, interprovincial sales volume rose by 2.5 percent, outpacing the overall growth rate of national enterprise sales revenue by 1.1 percent, reflecting a steady progress in building a unified national market.

China on April 10, 2022 unveiled guidelines for accelerating the building of a unified national market, envisioning breaking local protection and market fragmentation and unblocking key sticking points that weigh on economic circulation, as part of a wide-ranging push for an effectively regulated, fairly competitive and fully open market across the country.

China’s green industries, unified national market initiative make steady progress: data

China’s green industries, unified national market initiative make steady progress: data

China’s green industries, unified national market initiative make steady progress: data

China’s green industries, unified national market initiative make steady progress: data

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