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Liu Zhen

The People’s Liberation Army used a drone to deliver cases of cash and gold bars in a field during a “wartime financial support” drill apparently simulating a Taiwan operation, according to a state media report.
A multi-rotor drone was used to drop the camouflage cases at designated locations during the exercise conducted by the PLA Eastern Theatre Command, national newspaper Defence Times said last week.
The report prompted heated discussion online and has since been deleted.

It included photos from the drill showing soldiers in tactical camouflage gear in a field counting bundles of NT$1,000 and US$100 notes, along with gold bars.
Also visible was a case with the PLA emblem marked “Settlement Office No 4, Nanjing Centralised Funds Receipt and Payment Management Centre”.
The report did not say where or when the drill was conducted and it was not clear if the cases of cash and gold were genuine.
During wartime, cash could be needed to pay for supplies and services, intelligence, compensation for collateral damage or for other expenses when it is not possible to access banking or electronic payment systems.
While US dollars and gold bars are accepted forms of payment in most of the world, the inclusion of the Taiwanese currency in the exercise was notable.
It suggests the PLA is anticipating the need for frontline troops to conduct financial transactions with locals in the event of an operation on the island.

Beijing sees self-governed Taiwan as part of China, to be reunited by force if necessary. Most countries, including the United States, do not see Taiwan as an independent state, but oppose any forcible change to the status quo. Washington is also committed to supplying Taiwan with weapons for its defence.
The PLA Eastern Theatre Command – based in Nanjing, Jiangsu province – is responsible for security and operations involving Taiwan and the East China Sea.


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A drone was used to deliver camouflage cases filled with gold bars and bundles of cash, according to state newspaper report


A drone was used to deliver camouflage cases filled with gold bars and bundles of cash, according to state newspaper report.


PLA troops sent gold, New Taiwan and US dollars in ‘wartime financial support’ drill

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A drone was used to deliver camouflage cases filled with gold bars and bundles of cash, according to state newspaper report