China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) held a military drill on Jan. 11, the day of Taiwan’s presidential election. Shortly after President Tsai Ing-wen’s re-election victory, Chinese state-run media warned that Beijing could resort to military action to reunite Taiwan with the mainland.
The military drill was conducted by the 73rd Group Army, one of the three active group armies belonging to the Eastern Theater Command of the PLA. Based in Xiamen City, Fujian Province, a coastal city facing Taiwan across the strait, it is presumed to be China’s main military force to attack Taiwan should Beijing ever declare war on the self-ruled island.
