DEFENSE/PLA exercises meant to show strength amid military purges: NSB chief
04/09/2025 04:47 PM
China's latest round of military exercises near Taiwan at the beginning of April was intended to show it could organize large-scale drills despite an ongoing military purge, Taiwan's top intelligence chief said Wednesday.
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