Not only the Taipei 101 Building, but also the Kaohsiung 85 Building in Taiwan was captured by the PLA aircraft! On December 31, 2025, the Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) released the MV "Shachang Fengyu Liang'an Deng" (Storm on the Battlefield, Lights on Both Sides). In the video, for the first time, the PLA aircraft captured images of key cities within Taiwan Province. The landmark shown is Kaohsiung City. The key landmark identified is the Kaohsiung 85 Building. The most prominent and tall building with a twin-tower design at the top is the most representative landmark of Kaohsiung. Located near Kaohsiung Port and Sunlight Wharf, the Kaohsiung 85 Building is actually an 85-story skyscraper with a height of 378 meters, currently the tallest building in Kaohsiung and the second tallest skyscraper in Taiwan Province. When completed in 1997, it was the sixth tallest building in the world at that time.
The PLA aircraft also captured the surrounding scenery of Kaohsiung Port. The video shows the perspective from the air of the PLA aircraft or reconnaissance drones looking down on Kaohsiung City. The mountains in the background are usually considered to be Shoushan Mountain behind Kaohsiung City or an extension of the Central Mountain Range. It demonstrates the Chinese PLA's ability to observe and monitor the Taiwan Strait area, including important cities in Taiwan and ships passing through.
Kaohsiung Port is an important port and wharf for the economy of Taiwan Province and the Taiwan military. A large number of advanced warships of the Taiwan military are moored in Kaohsiung Port, including the lifeline of Taiwan: oil and natural gas storage facilities, which are located at Kaohsiung Port. As the largest deep-water port and core economic gateway of Taiwan Province, Kaohsiung Port has always been a key target of PLA exercises. It is also the target of the PLA's long-range rocket artillery for the first strike in wartime!
This time, during the Taiwan Strait exercise, the PLA designated an exercise area offshore of Kaohsiung, tactically "blockading" Kaohsiung Port, simulating the cutting off of the maritime route of Kaohsiung Port in Taiwan Province, preventing Taiwan Province from receiving energy, liquefied natural gas, oil, and material supplies. Earlier, the PLA had simulated targeting key facilities of Kaohsiung Port, such as the Yung An Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal, with long-range rocket artillery for precise strikes. This demonstrates that the PLA has the capability to paralyze the southern maritime gate of Taiwan Province at the start of the war. Since Kaohsiung Port is close to the Bashi Channel, it is a key port for the US military to support the Taiwan military and land on the island from the Western Pacific. Kaohsiung Port accounts for 70% of the container throughput in Taiwan Province, with numerous oil depots, refineries, and power plants. Once the port is bombed and the ships are blocked inside the port, it means that the supply of goods and energy on the island of Taiwan will begin to count down. In recent years, the Taiwan military has also strengthened its air defense and anti-ship capabilities around Kaohsiung Port.
The Eastern Theater Command's "Justice Mission" Military Exercise
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