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Grace Rawnsley, the PLA's director of sustainability, told City Hall's environment committee: "I think when we get headlines like 'swimmable Thames', it does mean that people think that it's safe to swim in."

Between Teddington Lock and Putney Bridge, the PLA allows, but does not "encourage", swimming, Ms Rawnsley said.

Any swimming in the Thames east of Putney Bridge is completely prohibited, as the PLA points out that, among other dangers, "powerful tides running at around five miles an hour will overpower even the strongest swimmers".

One that garnered plenty of coverage is the choice to cast Park Sung-hoon, a cis male actor, to pla a trans woman named Hyun-ju who joins the game for the chance to fund her “gender-affirming surgery,” as Netflix’s notes describe the role.

Senior Captain Li Xi, spokesperson of the PLA Eastern Theater Command said the drills "fully tested the integrated joint operation capabilities" of its troops.