The Taiwanese Kee Lung-Class Destroyers, ROCS Su Ao (DDG-1802) and ROCS Tso Ying (DDG-1803); as well as the Cheng Kung-Class Frigate, ROCS Tian Dan (PFG2-1110); and the Chi Yang-Class Frigate, ROCS Yi Yang (FFG-939), monitor ships of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), including the Shandong Carrier Strike Group, during the ongoing military exercise surrounding Taiwan.
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China yesterday began one of its largest military exercises yet around Taiwan, with the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Eastern Theater Command deploying Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Rocket Forces to “encircle” and “blockade” areas of the island from multiple directions; in what will likely be the first of many such exercises in the next few years, leading up to an eventual invasion of Taiwan. The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense reports that upwards of 19 Chinese naval vessels, including the Shandong Carrier Strike Group were detected operating around the island, with several entering Taiwan’s Response Zone.
The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army has release footage of today’s military exercise directed towards the Taiwan Strait, which has been named “Strait Thunder-2025A” by the PLA. The footage shows a live-fire drill by several PHL-16 self-propelled multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) firing rockets at targets which are clearly intended to signify Taiwan.
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Following yesterday large-scale joint military exercise surrounding Taiwan, by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force and Rocket Force; the PLA’s Eastern Theater Command has announced another exercise for today, April 2nd, in the Taiwan Strait, dubbed “Strait Thunder-2025A” and involving several life-fire drills in the Strait by the forces of the PLA.
