China's PLA used drones to send gold bars, US$100 notes in a bizarre 'wartime financial support' drill
- Drone-delivered gold bars and dollar bundles were dropped straight into a military field
- Soldiers counted NT$1,000 notes alongside US$100 bills and solid gold bars
- New Taiwan dollars in the mix hint at planning for civilian payments
The Chinese People's Liberation Army used a multi-rotor drone to deliver cases of gold bars and cash bundles across a field during a drill.
Chinese state media reported the exercise, describing it as a wartime financial support drill simulating a Taiwan operation.
Images from the drill showed soldiers in tactical camouflage gear counting bundles of NT$1,000 and US$100 notes alongside gold bars.
A drone delivery with a message
The PLA Eastern Theatre Command, based in Nanjing in Jiangsu province, oversees security and operations related to Taiwan and the East China Sea.
The Eastern Theatre Command has carried out a series of drills in recent years covering scenarios linked to Taiwan and the wider East...
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