A rocket belonging to the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army launched a DF-15B missile on Thursday, targetting the sea to the east of the island of Taiwan. Photo: CCTV+/VCG

New model rockets were fired by ground forces under the PLA Eastern Theater Command during a long-range live-fire drill at around 1 p.m. Thursday. Photo: CCTV+/VCG

More than 100 fighter and bomber jets joined Thursday’s combat training exercises, according to a Xinhua report. Photo: CCTV+/VCG

A pilot operates a jet during the training exercises. Photo: CCTV+/VCG

A Yunyou-20 performs a mid-air fuel transfer to a fighter jet during the training session. Photo: CCTV+/VCG

The navy sends out more than ten destroyers and frigates to conduct a joint blockade operation in the waters off Taiwan. Photo: CCTV+/VCG

The PLA Eastern Theater Command forces completed live-fire exercises and ended control of related air space and waters on Thursday afternoon, Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesperson of the PLA Eastern Theater Command said in a written statement. Photo: CCTV+/VCG