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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Chinas pla used drones to send gold bars us 100 notes in a bizarre wartime financial support drill | History Defined

PLA United States Gold Drone Taiwan
A PLA soldier counts gold bars during the exercise with US dollars and Taiwanese dollars in the box.
  • 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.

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