Recent Chinese military exercises around Taiwan are practice for “the forced unification” of the island to the mainland, Adm.

The new vessels, a prime example of China’s civil-military fusion strategy, aim to enhance the PLA’s amphibious landing ...

The establishment of the force earlier that year marked a pivotal step in China’s evolving military ... system that can support joint and multi-domain operations in any contested environment ...

More exercises involving the U.S., Japan and France were planned for later this week in the Philippines Sea, which China does ... capabilities in multi-domain operations,” the fleet said.