Beijing has reinforced its military firepower facing the Taiwan-strait" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="5508" data-entity-type="location">Taiwan Strait by deploying more 155mm PLZ-05 self-propelled howitzers, according to state media reports.Replacing its older 122mm artillery, a heavy combined-arms brigade under the People’s Liberation Army’s 71st Group Army has been equipped with a batch of the 155mm self-propelled howitzers over the past two months and conducted its first live-fire test of the weapons, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Sunday.The 71st Group Army belongs to the Eastern Theatre Command, which has the main responsibility for operations facing Taiwan, the China-sea" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="19685" data-entity-type="location">East China Sea and Japan.
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WED · 2026-09-09 · 13:00 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0909-109904
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Beijing boosts Taiwan-facing firepower with brigade-level 155mm howitzer deployment
China has increased its military firepower directed towards the Taiwan Strait by deploying new 155mm PLZ-05 self-propelled howitzers. State media reports indicate that a heavy combined-arms brigade within the People's Liberation Army's 71st Group Army has received these advanced howitzers over the last two months, replacing older 122mm artillery.
Liu ZhenSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-09 · 13:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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China has increased its military firepower directed towards the Taiwan Strait by deploying new 155mm PLZ-05 self-propelled howitzers. State media reports indicate that a heavy combined-arms brigade within the People's Liberation Army's 71st Group Army has received these advanced howitzers over the last two months, replacing older 122mm artillery. This brigade, part of the Eastern Theatre Command responsible for operations facing Taiwan, recently conducted its first live-fire test of the new weapons. This deployment signifies a modernization of China's artillery capabilities in a strategically sensitive region.
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The 71st Group Army belongs to the Eastern Theatre Command, responsible for operations facing Taiwan, the East China Sea and Japan.
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A heavy combined-arms brigade under the People’s Liberation Army’s 71st Group Army has been equipped with 155mm self-propelled howitzers.
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The brigade conducted its first live-fire test of the new howitzers over the past two months.
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Beijing has reinforced its military firepower facing the Taiwan Strait by deploying more 155mm PLZ-05 self-propelled howitzers.
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