Chinese soldiers filmed counting gold bars and dollar bundles dropped by drone in bizarre Taiwan-linked wartime drill

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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. Chinese state media reported the exercise, describing it as a wartime financial support drill simulating a Taiwan operation. Images from the drill showed soldiers in tactical camouflage gear counting bundles of NT$1,000 and US$100 notes alongside gold bars. A drone…

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