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China releases footage of its air force conducting a live-fire drill after President Xi urged his army to ‘focus on preparing for WAR’

  • Dramatic footage featuring Chinese fighter jets shows pilots firing at targets
  • The exercise was conducted by the nation’s main force for the South China Sea
  • Comes after President Xi called for war preparedness while visiting the army
  • Beijing has been flexing its muscle and ramping up drills around the country

Emilia Jiang – Mail Online Oct 16, 2020

China has released new footage of its air force conducting a live-fire drill just days after President Xi Jinping urged his troops to ‘focus on preparing for war’.

In a dramatic video shared today by state broadcaster CCTV, a group of Chinese fighter jets is seen hovering across mountains and sea as pilots fired bullets at targets during a combat exercise.

The video comes after the country’s leader told his marine soldiers to focus on war preparedness while remaining highly vigilant during a visit to a military base in southern Chinese Guangdong this week.

China has released new footage of its armed forces conducting live fire drills. Click to enlarge

The Communist country has been flexing its muscle and ramping military exercises amid rising tensions between China and self-ruled Taiwan, which Beijing considers as its own.

On Friday, CCTV released a new video showing a live-fire drill conducted by the air force from China’s Southern Theatre Command, a military division tasked to safeguard the country’s national interest on the disputed South China Sea.

The Communist country has been flexing its muscle and ramping military exercises amid rising tensions between China and self-ruled Taiwan, which Beijing considers as its own.

With Dramatic music Chinese fighters were filmed firing missiles. Click to enlarge

On Friday, CCTV released a new video showing a live-fire drill conducted by the air force from China’s Southern Theatre Command, a military division tasked to safeguard the country’s national interest on the disputed South China Sea.

With dramatic music, a group of warplanes is seen taking off the runaway as pilots swerved across mountains and sea while firing at targets in the air.

The exercise is said to have taken place at an undisclosed training base in Guangdong province on Sunday, according to the army’s social media post.


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