The Chinese aircraft carrier CNS Shandong (17) has made its first deployment to the Western Pacific for 2025 and was a major unit in Tuesday’s military drill targeted at intimidating Taiwan on Tuesday,

One analyst called China’s large-scale drills a “pre-invasion operation” as it ramps up attacks on Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, calling him a “parasite.”

China's coast guard said it had conducted "law enforcement patrols" around Taiwan on Tuesday, the same day Beijing announced military drills around the island.

China staged surprise military exercises in the sea and skies around Taiwan on Tuesday in what the People's Liberation Army said was a "stern warning" to the island's "separatist" government and those

The military drills come as Beijing again warned the self-ruled island democracy of seeking formal independence.

The military air and sea drills dominating the airspace and waters around Taiwan have sparked fresh invasion fears, as Beijing officials say they are a serious warning against seeking independence

The 12,000-ton Chinese coast guard ship CCG-2901 is one of the two largest maritime law enforcement ships in the world.

The exercises, which were launched without warning, involved navy, air, ground, and rocket forces, and were the latest in a series of ominous demonstrations of Beijing's military might towards the self-governing state.

Aerial footage appears to show a floating barrier installed by China to prevent Philippine fishing boats from entering the disputed Scarborough Shoal.