PLA drills around Taiwan Island necessary, just: mainland spokesman

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PLA drills around Taiwan Island necessary, just: mainland spokesman

2025-03-26 17:14 Last Updated At：03-27 00:07

Military exercises conducted by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) around the Taiwan Island in recent years are necessary and just, said a Chinese central government spokesman on Wednesday.

Chen Binhua, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the statement at a press conference in Beijing in response to questions about the purpose of the drills, emphasizing that the provocation by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities and separatist forces colluding with external forces to seek secession is the root cause of cross-Strait tensions.

"We have a strong will, full confidence and sufficient capability to thwart any form of secessionist plots, safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and unswervingly advance the great cause of national reunification. The PLA drills around the Taiwan Island are a deterrent and punishment for secessionist plots and interference by external forces, and a necessary and just move to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity," Chen told reporters.

Xizang puts mega solar energy storage power station into operation

2025-03-29 22:28 Last Updated At：23:07

A mega solar energy storage power station in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region was put into operation on Saturday.

Located in Qusum County, the Huaneng Jiawa phase I power station has an installed capacity of 250,000 kilowatts, and features a 50 megawatts/200 megawatt-hours energy storage system, making it the largest solar energy storage power project in Xizang to date and representing the latest progress in the region's development of its rich clean energy resources. It can reach a nighttime electricity generation capacity of 200,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) in four consecutive hours, thus effectively guaranteeing local power supply,

"At an average altitude of more than 4,500 meters, the first phase of the Jiawa photovoltaic and energy storage station can generate about 370 million KWH of electricity on average every year after being put into use, which can effectively fill the power supply gap during peak consumption in Xizang, and provide stable clean energy for local economic and social development," said Li Yong, manager of the project.