Overview
- Chinese state television said Eastern Theatre Command units conducted simulated confrontation drills near Taiwan using H-6K bombers and J-10 fighters, without providing a date or location.
- The broadcast showed bombs being dropped and quoted an air force officer saying Taiwan’s coast was visible, though the visuals did not clearly show land.
- Taiwan’s defense ministry described the report as a public-opinion operation focused on intimidation.
- Taipei reported tracking four Chinese military aircraft in the past 24 hours and noted no unusual activity recently.
- The disclosure comes days before a Trump–Xi meeting in South Korea, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying Taiwan should not be concerned; the H-6K is a nuclear-capable strategic bomber.