Overview
- Chinese state television said Eastern Theatre Command units recently conducted combat-oriented training that sent J-10 fighters and multiple H-6K bombers around Taiwan’s airspace and waters.
- The broadcast showed bombs being dropped and included an officer stating Taiwan’s coast was visible, but it offered no verifiable dates or precise locations.
- China’s Ministry of National Defense did not immediately comment and Taiwan’s defense ministry also had no immediate response.
- Taipei has not reported unusual activity in recent days, though it routinely dispatches aircraft and warships around the island.
- Reuters noted the publicity comes days before President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping are expected to meet in South Korea.