People's Liberation Army robot dogs loaded with explosives were deployed in an amphibious landing exercise simulating an assault on Taiwan, but CCTV documentary showed the robots being shot down on open beaches. Landing unit commander Ren Mengqi said destroyed unmanned equipment forced resorting to "the most primitive approach – using humans," resulting in "heavy casualties." The drill, featuring footage from Strait Thunder 2025A in April, marked one of six large-scale joint