China's military holds two days of live-fire drills in Taiwan Strait
China's People's Liberation Army launched a two-day live-fire exercise in the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, coinciding with the end of a fisheries survey in waters east of Taiwan. The drills, running from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days, were announced through a navigation warning from Beijing's maritime safety administration. Such exercises typically peak in mid-to-late July as the PLA tests operations in extreme heat.
China's People's Liberation Army began a two-day live-fire exercise in the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, timed to coincide with the conclusion of a fisheries resource survey conducted in waters east of Taiwan.
Beijing's maritime safety administration issued a navigation warning covering waters off Fujian province, with the drills scheduled to run from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both Thursday and Friday. The exercise adds to a pattern of PLA activity that typically intensifies in mid-to-late July, a period the military has used in recent years to test equipment and personnel under extreme summer heat.
Taiwan's defense ministry has not yet issued a formal response to the latest drills. The exercises come amid continued tension across the strait, with both sides monitoring military movements closely as broader US-China friction over trade and technology continues elsewhere.
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