东部战区开展“联合利剑-2024B”演习  

The PLA Eastern Theater Command Conducts “Joint Sword-2024B” Drills

东部战区新闻发言人李熹海军大校表示，10月14日，中国人民解放军东部战区组织战区陆军、海军、空军、火箭军等兵力，位台湾海峡、台岛北部、台岛南部、台岛以东，开展“联合利剑-2024B”演习，舰机多向抵近台岛，诸军兵种联合突击，重点演练海空战备警巡、要港要域封控、对海对陆打击、夺取综合制权等科目，检验战区部队联合作战实战能力。这是对“台独”分裂势力谋“独”行径的强力震慑，是捍卫国家主权、维护国家统一的正当必要行动。

Senior Captain Li Xi, spokesperson of the PLA Eastern Theater Command: On October 14, the PLA Eastern Theater Command is dispatching its troops of army, navy, air force and rocket force to conduct joint military drills code-named “Joint Sword-2024B” in the Taiwan Strait and areas to the north, south and east of Taiwan Island. With vessels and aircraft approaching Taiwan Island in close proximity from different directions, troops of multiple services engage in joint drills, focusing on subjects of sea-air combat-readiness patrol, blockade on key ports and areas, assault on maritime and ground targets, as well as joint seizure of comprehensive superiority, so as to test the joint operations capabilities of the theater command’s troops. The drill also serves as a stern warning to the separatist acts of “Taiwan Independence” forces. It is a legitimate and necessary operation for safeguarding state sovereignty and national unity.