The People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theater Command conducts important military exercises and training activities in the air and waters surrounding Taiwan on Aug 3, 2022. (PHOTO/CHINA DAILY)
The People's Liberation Army conducted a long-range strike exercise on Thursday afternoon that bombarded a designated area in eastern parts of the Taiwan Straits.
Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesman for the PLA Eastern Theater Command, said the force fired several ballistic missiles into waters to the east of Taiwan, with all of them hitting targets accurately
The live-fire exercise took place at around 1 pm and was carried out by the ground force of the PLA Eastern Theater Command, the command said in a news release.
Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesman for the PLA Eastern Theater Command, said the force fired several ballistic missiles into waters to the east of Taiwan, with all of them hitting targets accurately.
He said that rocket forces in multiple locations on the mainland launched several types of missiles carrying conventional warheads to designated waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan.
The drills tested the rocket forces' capabilities to conduct precision attacks and area-denial tasks, he noted, adding that the missile test operations had concluded and related airspace and waters had been reopened to civilian use.
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The People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theater Command conducts important military exercises and training activities in the air and waters surrounding Taiwan on Aug 3, 2022. (PHOTO/CHINA DAILY)
Information about previous PLA Ground Force exercises in the straits shows that long-range artillery units equipped with multiple rocket launchers would usually be involved in such events.
The PLA Eastern Theater Command has been conducting a series of joint operations in the air and waters surrounding Taiwan since Tuesday night.
Xinhua News Agency said that night that the PLA will conduct important military exercises and training activities, including live-fire drills, in the air and waters surrounding Taiwan. The operations will last from noon on Thursday to noon on Sunday.