Live-fire drill called a routine exercise

The ongoing drill by the People's Liberation Army in the Taiwan Straits is no more than a routine exercise and should not be overinterpreted, said military experts.

"I haven't noticed anything special in the drill because it is only a preplanned, routine exercise by the PLA ground force," a researcher with the PLA who declined to be named told China Daily on Friday.

"The event doesn't target anyone, so there should be no overinterpretation of it," he said.