The CCP Central Military Commission held a ceremony to promote generals, with Zhang Shuguang and Wang Gang officially promoted to the rank of general.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense announced that China's latest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, and the Taiwanese military closely monitored it using joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance methods.
The Taiwan military has begun a five-day immediate combat readiness drill aimed at enhancing the armed forces' rapid response capabilities against potential threats from mainland China.
Former Air Force Commander Chang Dingqiu reportedly died of a sudden heart attack while undergoing detention and interrogation by the military discipline inspection commission, with no official announcement made.
Overseas rumors suggest that Xi Jinping suffered a stroke during the Third Plenary Session, military control changed hands, and Zhang Youxia placed him under control while contacting Hu Jintao through Liu Yuan.
After the Korean War began in June 1950, a long-term policy reality formed among the United States, Taiwan, and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP): the mainland and Taiwan were treated as two separate political entities. Since then, in handling the Taiwan Strait issue, the U.S. has not viewed Taiwan's status as having been finalized by any international document, but has instead continued to make policy arrangements surrounding cross-strait relations, the use of force, and Taiwan's political future.