China’s military has simulated attacks on high-value targets in Taiwan, conducting “live-fire” drills around the self-ruled island on the second day of war-game exercises.

The targets included ports and energy facilities.

The drills, which took place on Wednesday, are part of an operation titled “Strait Thunder-2025A.”

They were carried out in the middle and southern parts of the Taiwan Strait and the East China Sea.

Spokesman for the Chinese military’s Eastern Theatre Command, Senior Colonel Shi Yi, said the aim was to “test the troops’ capabilities” in areas such as “blockade and control, and precision strikes on key targets.”

China’s military published a video of what it claimed were the live-fire drills, showing rockets rather than ballistic missiles being launched and hitting targets on land.

The video also included an animation of explosions over Taiwanese cities, including Tainan, Hualien, and Taichung, all home to military bases and ports.

China conducts second day of war games around Taiwan