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PLA Conducts Urban Warfare Drill Amid Taipei Tensions

12/5/2025

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The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) conducted an urban warfare drill after Taipei's military enhancements, as state media reported.
CCTV aired footage of troops executing operations to seize a built-up area in a war-torn city.
The live-fire exercise tested reconnaissance and occupation tactics for urban combat skills.
Soldiers moved through obstacles in a light protected tactical vehicle equipped with rifles, anti-tank rockets, and a heavy machine gun.

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The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) conducted an urban warfare drill after Taipei's military enhancements, as state media reported.
CCTV aired footage of troops executing operations to seize a built-up area in a war-torn city.
The live-fire exercise tested reconnaissance and occupation tactics for urban combat skills.
Soldiers moved through obstacles in a light protected tactical vehicle equipped with rifles, anti-tank rockets, and a heavy machine gun.