China-PLA Drills/Taiwan Strait
East China - April 2, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Commander giving order
UPSOUND (Chinese) commander, Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command (name not given):
"Fall in!"
2. Various of soldiers being assembled, boarding vehicles, setting off
3. Various of military vehicles moving on road
4. Various of commander giving order
UPSOUND (Chinese) Li Wenqi, company commander, Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command (name not given):
"Five, four, three, two, one... Fire!"
5. Various of rocket launchers firing at targets
6. Aerial shot of target being hit
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Tao Chenglong, soldier, PLA Eastern Theater Command (starting with shot 6/ending with shot 8):
"In accordance with combat requirements, we have established direct coordination with the air force and rocket force to enhance joint long-range precision strike capabilities."
8. Various of target being hit
9. Various of fighter-bomber taking off
10. Various of fighter-bombers in flight, pilot receiving order from command center
UPSOUND (Chinese) pilot; command center (name not given):
H-6K Bomber Pilot: "Reached designated airspace east of Taiwan Island. Missiles ready."
Command Center: "Establish firing position."
H-6K Pilot: "Copy."
H-6K Pilot: "Launch conditions met. Request permission to fire."
Command Center: "Cleared to launch. Egress immediately."
H-6K Pilot: "Copy."
11. Various of bomber in flight, pilot
12. PLA Rocket Force conventional missile units being deployed, vehicles running on road
13. Soldiers preparing to launch missiles
14. Various of missile being erected
15. Aerial shot of military vehicle
16. Soldiers running
17. Military vehicle running on road
18. Various of missile being erected
19. Various of soldiers running
20. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Cheng Shijie, soldier, PLA Rocket Force (starting with shot 19/ending with shots 21-22):
"We maintain a high state of alert for immediate transition from training to combat. With missiles loaded and primed on launch platforms, we are confident and capable of handling any complex scenario and challenge. We are prepared to execute immediate launches upon orders, resolutely accomplish the combat missions, and decisively thwart all forms of external interference and Taiwan separatist schemes. The Party and people can rest assured."
21. Soldier preparing to launch missiles
22. Missile being erected
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command on Wednesday conducted military exercises code-named "Strait Thunder-2025A" in the middle and southern areas of the Taiwan Strait.
The exercises focused on subjects of identification and verification, warning and expulsion, and interception and detention to test the troops' capabilities of area seizure and control, joint blockade and control, and precision strikes on key targets, according to Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the theater command.
PLA ground forces carried out long-range live-fire drills in designated waters of the East China Sea, launching precision strikes on simulated Taiwan infrastructure targets, including critical ports and energy facilities.
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, an Army brigade under the Eastern Theater Command rapidly deployed multiple box-type rocket launchers to pre-determined combat zones. The detachment that carried out this strike mission has participated in multiple previous military operations against Taiwan separatist forces and was awarded the honorary title of "Model Rocket Artillery Company" by the Central Military Commission (CMC) in July 2024.
Upon receiving orders, shells whizzed like arrows from a bow and streaked toward their targets. This long-range firepower exercise featured the integration of new systems, deployment of advanced equipment, and testing of innovative tactics, with a special focus on multi-platform coordinated assaults and mixed munitions strikes.
It demonstrated the PLA's enhanced firepower response and joint precision strike capabilities, while testing the military's ability to control energy supply routes, sever logistical channels, and blockade covert pathways. The strikes achieve all expected outcomes.
"In accordance with combat requirements, we have established direct coordination with the air force and rocket force to enhance joint long-range precision strike capabilities," said Tao Chenglong, one of the PLA soldiers who performed the strike mission.
Meanwhile, supported by an integrated early-warning system, multiple waves of fighter-bombers from the Eastern Theater Command's air force advanced toward the Taiwan Strait and the island's southwest to establish attack formations and simulate strikes on high-value military targets in Taiwan.
The PLA Rocket Force also maintains constant combat readiness. In another designated exercise zone, Rocket Force conventional missile units tasked with a joint strike mission swiftly established launch positions, erected missiles, and completed combat preparations within the preset timeframe.
When advancing to another mission zone, all launch units maintained highly efficient communication, ensuring rapid positional shifts, swift missile reloads, and immediate camouflage to sharpen combat readiness.
"We maintain a high state of alert for immediate transition from training to combat. With missiles loaded and primed on launch platforms, we are confident and capable of handling any complex scenario and challenge. We are prepared to execute immediate launches upon orders, resolutely accomplish the combat missions, and decisively thwart all forms of external interference and Taiwan separatist schemes. The Party and people can rest assured," said Cheng Shijie, a solider of the PLA Rocket Force.
China-PLA Drills/Taiwan Strait
Dateline : April 2, 2025
Location : China
Duration : 3'02
East China - April 2, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Commander giving order
UPSOUND (Chinese) commander, Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command (name not given):
"Fall in!"
2. Various of soldiers being assembled, boarding vehicles, setting off
3. Various of military vehicles moving on road
4. Various of commander giving order
UPSOUND (Chinese) Li Wenqi, company commander, Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command (name not given):
"Five, four, three, two, one... Fire!"
5. Various of rocket launchers firing at targets
6. Aerial shot of target being hit
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Tao Chenglong, soldier, PLA Eastern Theater Command (starting with shot 6/ending with shot 8):
"In accordance with combat requirements, we have established direct coordination with the air force and rocket force to enhance joint long-range precision strike capabilities."
8. Various of target being hit
9. Various of fighter-bomber taking off
10. Various of fighter-bombers in flight, pilot receiving order from command center
UPSOUND (Chinese) pilot; command center (name not given):
H-6K Bomber Pilot: "Reached designated airspace east of Taiwan Island. Missiles ready."
Command Center: "Establish firing position."
H-6K Pilot: "Copy."
H-6K Pilot: "Launch conditions met. Request permission to fire."
Command Center: "Cleared to launch. Egress immediately."
H-6K Pilot: "Copy."
11. Various of bomber in flight, pilot
12. PLA Rocket Force conventional missile units being deployed, vehicles running on road
13. Soldiers preparing to launch missiles
14. Various of missile being erected
15. Aerial shot of military vehicle
16. Soldiers running
17. Military vehicle running on road
18. Various of missile being erected
19. Various of soldiers running
20. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Cheng Shijie, soldier, PLA Rocket Force (starting with shot 19/ending with shots 21-22):
"We maintain a high state of alert for immediate transition from training to combat. With missiles loaded and primed on launch platforms, we are confident and capable of handling any complex scenario and challenge. We are prepared to execute immediate launches upon orders, resolutely accomplish the combat missions, and decisively thwart all forms of external interference and Taiwan separatist schemes. The Party and people can rest assured."
21. Soldier preparing to launch missiles
22. Missile being erected
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command on Wednesday conducted military exercises code-named "Strait Thunder-2025A" in the middle and southern areas of the Taiwan Strait.
The exercises focused on subjects of identification and verification, warning and expulsion, and interception and detention to test the troops' capabilities of area seizure and control, joint blockade and control, and precision strikes on key targets, according to Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson for the theater command.
PLA ground forces carried out long-range live-fire drills in designated waters of the East China Sea, launching precision strikes on simulated Taiwan infrastructure targets, including critical ports and energy facilities.
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, an Army brigade under the Eastern Theater Command rapidly deployed multiple box-type rocket launchers to pre-determined combat zones. The detachment that carried out this strike mission has participated in multiple previous military operations against Taiwan separatist forces and was awarded the honorary title of "Model Rocket Artillery Company" by the Central Military Commission (CMC) in July 2024.
Upon receiving orders, shells whizzed like arrows from a bow and streaked toward their targets. This long-range firepower exercise featured the integration of new systems, deployment of advanced equipment, and testing of innovative tactics, with a special focus on multi-platform coordinated assaults and mixed munitions strikes.
It demonstrated the PLA's enhanced firepower response and joint precision strike capabilities, while testing the military's ability to control energy supply routes, sever logistical channels, and blockade covert pathways. The strikes achieve all expected outcomes.
"In accordance with combat requirements, we have established direct coordination with the air force and rocket force to enhance joint long-range precision strike capabilities," said Tao Chenglong, one of the PLA soldiers who performed the strike mission.
Meanwhile, supported by an integrated early-warning system, multiple waves of fighter-bombers from the Eastern Theater Command's air force advanced toward the Taiwan Strait and the island's southwest to establish attack formations and simulate strikes on high-value military targets in Taiwan.
The PLA Rocket Force also maintains constant combat readiness. In another designated exercise zone, Rocket Force conventional missile units tasked with a joint strike mission swiftly established launch positions, erected missiles, and completed combat preparations within the preset timeframe.
When advancing to another mission zone, all launch units maintained highly efficient communication, ensuring rapid positional shifts, swift missile reloads, and immediate camouflage to sharpen combat readiness.
"We maintain a high state of alert for immediate transition from training to combat. With missiles loaded and primed on launch platforms, we are confident and capable of handling any complex scenario and challenge. We are prepared to execute immediate launches upon orders, resolutely accomplish the combat missions, and decisively thwart all forms of external interference and Taiwan separatist schemes. The Party and people can rest assured," said Cheng Shijie, a solider of the PLA Rocket Force.
ID : 8422329
Published : 2025-04-02 12:35
Last Modified : 2025-04-02 23:22:01
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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