“China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August that circled the globe before speeding towards its target ... The test shows China has advanced space capability that ‘caught US intelligence by surprise’”
https://nypost.com/2021/10/16/china-tested-nuke-capable-hypersonic-missile-in-august-report/

“The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently held an integrated military-civilian cross-sea troop maneuvering exercise using a large civilian ferry ... organized by a combined arms brigade affiliated with the PLA 81st Group Army ... The ship set out from an undisclosed port on Thursday night and arrived on Friday morning at the destination port, which is set near railways, with temporary train platforms established ... The PLA is now practicing using large, military-civilian integrated ferries to transport troops across the sea, and this is because, as much as the pure military amphibious landing ships are specially designed to fulfill that purpose, their number is limited compared with the number of civilian ships ... After the PLA has secured sea lanes, civilian ships can also join troop transport missions, and they will ensure that a large number of troops can be transported to the battlefield ... At a time when tensions have been rising in the Taiwan Straits, the exercise could serve as a warning to Taiwan secessionists“
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202110/1236527.shtml

“a video shot in ‘recent days’ showing the 73rd Group Army conducting beach landing exercises to ‘explore the combat mode of long-distance landings by light assault boats’ ... the simulated assault included multiple teams of boat specialists, ‘shock troops,’ and sappers. According to the post, the troops landed on the beach in multiple waves ... The camera quickly cuts to some sort of aquatic drone skimming over the water as an airborne drone drops an object from above. The troops toss smoke grenades and storm the beach. Once on land, they can be seen planting small red flags as they advance ... Troops dig a trench and set up a mortar position before a second wave hits the beach ... The video ends with a third wave of troops pouring onto the shore ... to send a message to the Taiwan government to show Beijing's determination to annex the country ‘by force if necessary’”
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4312509
https://youtu.be/0-PCN8SSBgY