Trailer For Chinese PLA-Produced TV Series 'Quenched Into Steel' Shows Forces Performing Combat Drills, Pinpoints Potential Targets In Taiwan, Depicts Combat Against Foreign Stealth Fighters And Carrier Groups

On September 11, 2024, an account called "Chinese Military Account" posted to the Bilibili and Kuaishou Chinese social media platforms a trailer to a Chinese PLA-produced TV series called "Quenched into Steel." The elaborately-produced show contains new footage of PLA forces engaging in combat drills, and it stands out in that it discloses several potential attack locations in Taiwan, with video snippets clearly pinpointing real locations on Taiwan's main island. The trailer includes scenes showing the electromagnetic catapult on the Fujian ship, carrier-based aircraft operations on the Liaoning, simulated combat engagements of J-20 fighter jets against presumably American stealth fighters, and confrontations between Chinese and presumably American carrier groups in the South China Sea. In addition, the trailer contains excerpts from a speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping underscoring the series' importance, calling for perseverance, unity, and relentless effort toward strengthening the military.

Soldiers: "Launchers in position!"

Narrator: "Let our military grow stronger and advance toward world-class status. We have waited too long for this day. We must be at the forefront, on the frontline, in defending the interests of our motherland. The motherland is the position we hold, and the missiles are the long swords in our hands."

Soldier 1: "When the Party and the people need us, we will give up everything else without hesitation. This is not the choice of one person or a group of people, but the choice of generations."

Soldier 2: "The new power, and new changes, require a new 'problem-solving speed.'"

Soldier 3: "Every day we fight in new fields, not only racing against changes on the battlefield but also challenging ourselves."

Soldier 4: "Now that we have caught up with such a great historical opportunity, what reason do we have not to rise and pursue it with all our might? What excuse is there not to work hard and diligently?"

Soldier 5: "The countdown to achieving the centenary goal of building a strong military has begun. Three years, over a thousand days, may seem long but is actually very short. We only have the right to give our utmost effort, with no excuse for slacking off or lying flat. Our only option is to strive and struggle!"

Xi Jinping: "We must persist in inspiring, motivating, and appealing to people with the Party's struggle goals. Respect the main status and pioneering spirit of officers and soldiers, organize and unite the broad masses of officers and soldiers, and unite them into a solid block of steel to strive hard, persevere tenaciously, and work tirelessly for the cause of strengthening the military."

Caption: "The People's Army, Quenched into Steel. Quenched into Steel."