CHINA - MAY 24: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT - ' EASTERN THEATER COMMAND OF THE PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY /GUI XINHUA / CHINA MILITARY / HANDOUT' - DO NOT OBSTRUCT LOGO - NO MARKETING, NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS) A screen grab captured from a video shows the Chinese People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theater Command launching large-scale joint military exercises around Taiwan with naval vessels and military aircraft in China on May 24, 2024. Led by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), “integrated operations inside and outside the island chain are being conducted to test the command's capabilities to jointly take battlefield control and launch joint strikes, and to seize control of crucial areas,” Li Xi, the spokesman for the PLA Eastern Theater Command, said. Gui Xinhua / PLA/ China Military / Anadolu/ABACAPRESS.COM