Recently, a netizen captured photos showing that the row of advertising columns inside the terminal building of Beijing Capital International Airport had been replaced with the red-background white-font character “unification,” suspected to be in response to the recent propaganda of the Chinese Communist Party’s military exercises around Taiwan by the Eastern Theater Command. Mainland Chinese netizens posted videos online, sparking heated discussions.
The circulated images show that inside the T3 terminal of Beijing Capital International Airport, the white characters “unification” are accompanied by a yellow-shaped map of Taiwan, with two lines of official slogans below, and the logo of the CCP’s mouthpiece, People’s Daily, underneath.
This “unification” image previously appeared in an official Weibo post by People’s Daily on April 1st, the same day when the CCP’s Eastern Theater Command conducted joint exercises around the island of Taiwan, with the official post claiming sovereignty and territorial integrity.
After the video and images were posted online, they sparked discussions among netizens.
OnlyHotBOY: Blurred out, let me know when unification actually happens.
berserkeguts: Guangzhou Railway Station has had “unification” displayed for decades, but it hasn’t made any difference.
StoneCommons: Guess who pays the “price” for everything done at all costs?
DrinkingBeerLoneWolf: How many years have they been shouting (unification), and it’s still not unified?
MaybeNotMR: Psychological victory strategy?
Many netizens thought it was an advertisement for “unification” instant noodles.
ClumsyBirdFlyingJoy: I thought it was a new advertisement for “unification” instant noodles.
From April 1st to 2nd, the Chinese Communist Party’s military conducted a joint exercise around Taiwan, named “Strait Thunder-2025A.”
The CCP also claimed that the Eastern Theater Command’s artillery conducted simulated precise strikes on Taiwan’s important ports, energy facilities, and other targets in the relevant waters of the East China Sea.
However, the Taiwanese military stated that they did not observe any live-fire exercises conducted by the CCP.
Political commentator Shen Zhou’s article suggests that this exercise was likely another typical political task hastily concluded in just two days, possibly due to internal turmoil within the CCP’s military forces.