The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) carried out military exercises, designated "Strait Thunder-2025A," on Wednesday. These exercises took place in the central and southern regions of the Taiwan Strait. The announcement was made via the Command's Weibo account.

The drills concentrated on several key areas. These included identifying and verifying targets, issuing warnings and expelling potential threats, and simulating interception and detention scenarios. The exercises were designed to assess the troops' proficiency in area regulation and control, joint blockade and control operations, and precision strikes against critical targets.

These exercises followed joint exercises conducted on Tuesday, which involved land, sea, air, and rocket forces around Taiwan. The PLA stated that these actions were a "just and necessary action" undertaken to protect national sovereignty and uphold national unity.