China's Eastern Theatre Command conducted high-profile drills with H-6K bombers near Taiwan, with eight sorties detected on Thursday – the highest from a single direction in three months. The bombers, capable of striking targets at over 8,000 kilometers with YJ-21 hypersonic "carrier killer" missiles, were displayed in rare CCTV footage ahead of President Xi Jinping's expected meeting with US President Donald Trump at the APEC summit in South Korea, according to mainland mili

A PLA Navy landing barge designed to create instant mobile piers has been spotted moving at sea, destination unknown. The Dong Gong 401, with its distinctive eight-legged design and 200-meter extendable ramps, is believed specifically intended for potential amphibious assault operations near Taiwan, where suitable landing beaches are scarce and heavily defended.