At 7:45 on May 23, the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) launched a joint exercise and training in the Taiwan Strait, in the north, south and east of Taiwan Island and around Kinmen Island, Matsu Island, Wuqiu Island and Dongyin Island.

The exercises focused on joint naval and air combat readiness police and patrol, joint control of the battlefield, joint focus on key targets and other subjects, ships and aircraft near the Taiwan island patrol, the island chain inside and outside the integration, testing the joint combat actual combat capabilities of the theater forces. This is also a powerful punishment for the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces seeking "independence" and a serious warning against interference and provocation by external forces.

The Eastern Theater Command released the "Joint Sword - 2024A" exercise area diagram

Fujian Coast Guard conducted comprehensive law enforcement exercises in waters near Wuqiu Island and Dongyin Island

China Sea Police spokesman Gan Yu said that on May 23, the Fujian Coast Guard organized a fleet of ships to carry out comprehensive law enforcement exercises in the waters near Wuqiu Yu and Dongyin Island to test joint cruise, rapid response and emergency response capabilities.