The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army on Monday released a video about the ongoing joint drills code-named "Justice Mission 2025" around the Taiwan island.
The video showed the joint drills, conducted by the Army, Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force troops in the Taiwan Strait and areas to the north, southwest, southeast and east of Taiwan Island on Monday, focused on subjects of closing in, seizing control, blocking escape routes, as well as all-dimensional deterrence outside the island chain.
Prior to "Justice Mission 2025," the PLA Eastern Theater Command had organized three joint drills.
In May 2024, the PLA Eastern Theater Command organized its military services including the Army, Navy, Air force and rocket force troops to conduct the joint drills, code-named "Joint Sword-2024A".
In October 2024, the command organized its troops to conduct "Joint Sword-2024B" drills in the Taiwan Strait and the north, south and east of the island of Taiwan.
It also conducted military exercises code-named "Strait Thunder-2025A" in the middle and southern areas of the Taiwan Strait in April 2025.
PLA Eastern Theater Command releases alive video on ongoing joint drills
China's top political advisor Wang Huning has met with delegates attending a national congress of the Buddhist Association of China from Sunday to Monday in Beijing.
Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, stressed the importance of implementing the Party's basic policy on religious affairs and guiding Buddhist figures and believers to contribute to the country's modernization drive.
Wang urged the association to exercise full and rigorous governance over the religion, intensify efforts to raise awareness of the rule of law, and guide monastics to abide by the law, uphold monastic rules and precepts, and maintain the right faith and conduct.
He encouraged the association to cultivate talent proficient in both the canonical teachings and fine traditional Chinese culture, and to expand exchanges with the wider world on Buddhism.
At its 11th national congress, the association adopted a revised charter and a set of religious rules and regulations, and elected a new leadership for the association.
Top political advisor meets Chinese Buddhist delegates
