Advanced warplanes of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) joined the "Joint Sword-2024B" drills in the Taiwan Strait and the north, south and east of the island of Taiwan on Monday.
The warplanes included fighter jets and batches of H-6K bombers with live ammunition.
"The core task for me and my comrade-in-arms in the drills is to break through the simulated enemy's air defense alert system, seize battlefield control, and directly test the real combat capabilities including airspace alert, air combat and in-flight refueling. We want to use a language comprehensible for the enemy and warn separatist force in Taiwan that those engaging in separatist activities will cause war, get burned for playing with fire, and bring destruction to themselves," said Wei Cao, a pilot with the PLA Eastern Theater Command.
Troops of the PLA rocket force launched multiple rounds of simulated strikes with multi-type missiles of large amounts.
The Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command on Monday organized its troops of army, navy, air force and rocket force to conduct the "Joint Sword-2024B" drills around the island of Taiwan, said Li Xi, spokesperson for the theater command, noting 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 secession activities in Taiwan, and are legitimate and necessary actions to safeguard national sovereignty and national unity, Li said.
Advanced warplanes join drills around Taiwan island
Advanced warplanes join drills around Taiwan island
