东部战区位台岛北部、南部及以东海域开展多科目演练

　　PLA Eastern Theater Command Conducts Drills in Waters to the North, South and East of Taiwan Island

　　4月1日，中国人民解放军东部战区组织舰艇、战机编队，协同常导、远箱火等，位台岛北部、南部及以东海域，开展空中截击、对海突击、对陆打击、联合封控等科目演练，检验部队协同作战、夺控制权、多向精打能力。

　　On April 1, the PLA Eastern Theater Command organized its vessel and aircraft formations, in coordination with conventional missile troops and long-range rocket launching systems, to conduct drills of air interception, assault on maritime targets, strikes on ground objects, and joint blockade and control, in waters to the north, south, and east of Taiwan Island. These drills are aimed at testing the troops’ capabilities of carrying out integrated operations, seizure of operational control, and multi-directional precision strikes.