Multiple forces of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) started drills code-named "Justice Mission 2025" around Taiwan Island on Monday, said Shi Yi, spokesperson for the theater command.
"Starting Dec 29, the PLA Eastern Theater Command is dispatching its Army, Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force troops to conduct drills code-named 'Justice Mission 2025' in the Taiwan Strait and areas to the north, southwest, southeast and east of Taiwan Island," Shi said.
The drills will focus on subjects of sea-air combat readiness patrol, joint seizure of comprehensive superiority, blockade on key ports and areas, as well as all-dimensional deterrence outside the island chain, he added.
"With vessels and aircraft approaching Taiwan Island in close proximity from different directions, troops of multiple services will engage in joint assaults to test their joint operations capabilities. It is a stern warning against Taiwan separatist forces and external interference, and a legitimate and necessary action to safeguard China's sovereignty and national unity, " Shi said.
PLA Eastern Theater Command conducts joint drills around Taiwan
PLA Eastern Theater Command conducts joint drills around Taiwan
PLA Eastern Theater Command conducts joint drills around Taiwan
Crucial power line repairs have begun near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) following a local ceasefire brokered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the IAEA said on social media platform X on Sunday.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi expressed gratitude to both Russia and Ukraine for agreeing to the temporary truce, describing it as a "window of silence" that would allow the restoration of power transmission between the switchyards of the ZNPP and the Zaporizhzhia Thermal Power Plant.
He said the work would help strengthen nuclear safety at the site.
The IAEA said its team is monitoring the repair work as part of the ongoing efforts to prevent a nuclear accident amid the military conflict.
According to the agency, the repairs are expected to take several days.
On December 15, power transmission between the ZNPP switchyard and the Zaporizhzhia Thermal Power Plant switchyard through the autotransformer became unavailable, significantly reducing the flexibility and resilience of the site's electrical configuration. An investigation conducted by the ZNPP identified damage to the transmission line between the autotransformer and the thermal power plant switchyard, reportedly caused by military activities.
The Zaporizhzhia plant, one of Europe's largest nuclear facilities, has been under Russian control since March 2022
Power line repair begins near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant under IAEA-brokered truce
Power line repair begins near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant under IAEA-brokered truce
