China's Military Escalates Tensions with Taiwan via Mock Strikes

Chinese military drills involving live missiles and dozens of fighter jets simulated attacks on high-value military targets in Taiwan. Coordinated with naval ships and missile forces, these exercises reflect escalating tensions in the region, according to Chinese state television and military spokesperson.

China's military sent out dozens of fighter jets carrying live missiles and conducted mock strikes in targeted areas in its Taiwan military drill, Chinese state television CCTV quoted a military spokesperson saying on Thursday.

The mock strikes targeted high value military targets, ships and warplanes of the "enemy" and was in coordination with naval ships and missile forces, spokesperson for the People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theater Command Naval Colonel Li Xi said.