12-07-2025
China's ‘Tank Boats' Hit Waters Amid Taiwan's Biggest Military Exercise
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A viral video shows Chinese 'tank boats' during military drills near Taiwan. The PLA's 72nd Group Army conducted the drills off Fujian's coast.
A video has went viral on social media platforms showcasing a fleet of Chinese 'tank boats' in the sea during military drills as tensions in the Taiwan Strait escalate.
As per the report by the Sun, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) showcased its amphibious armoured units after Taiwan launched its largest-ever military drills.
The drills were carried out by the PLA's 72nd Group Army just off the southern coast of Fujian province – directly across from Taiwan – in what analysts see as a deliberately provocative move.
The video as shared on social media platform showed reconnaissance troops from the 73rd Group Army practising armed swimming, underwater combat and long-range coastal infiltration drills. The video opens to show the armoured vehicles lined up on a beach facing the sea. Slowly, the vehicles move into the water and away from the shore.
🇨🇳 Chinese PLA tanks stage amphibious landing drills off Fujian coast — across the strait from TaiwanArmored units seen practicing naval formation training at sea
— RT (@RT_com) July 11, 2025
Taiwan's Military Drills
Taiwan launched its military drills earlier this week following simulated attacks on its command systems and infrastructure, reported Reuters. The exercises will test how the island can handle a crippling communications attack by China.
The annual Han Kuang exercises, which will run for ten days, will mobilise 22,000 reservists and feature new High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS.
Meanwhile, China responded to the military drills and said labelled them as 'nothing but a bluff".
'No matter what weapons are used, Taiwan can't resist the People's Liberation Army's sharp sword against independence," ministry spokesperson Jiang Bin told state broadcaster CCTV.
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July 12, 2025, 16:13 IST
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