BEIJING, May 24 (Reuters) - The Chinese military sent bombers carrying live missiles on Friday to conduct mock strikes in its Taiwan drills, state television CCTV said.

The bombers of the eastern theater command of the People's Liberation Army set up several attack formations in waters east of Taiwan, carrying out mock attacks in co-ordination with naval vessels, it added. (Reporting by Albee Zhang and Ryan Woo; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)