China staged military drills off Taiwan’s north, south and east coasts on Tuesday as a “stern warning” against separatism and called Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te a

China's military on Tuesday said it had begun joint army, navy and rocket force exercises around Taiwan to "serve as a stern warning and powerful deterrent against Taiwanese independence", calling Taiwan's President Lai Ching-Te a "parasite".

The drills came after Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, announced measures to counter China’s influence and espionage. Beijing also wants to send a message to Washington, analysts said.

Beijing says large-scale army, navy and rocket force drills will focus on ‘seizing comprehensive control’ of island

China said Wednesday that it has completed two days of military drills around Taiwan meant to serve as a warning to the government

Lai Ching-te, the president of Taiwan, may be betting that China’s appetite for retaliation will be limited by Beijing’s interest in containing tensions with the Trump administration.

Taiwan held a fresh set of drills in the Taiwan Strait, ramping up pressure on the government of President Lai Ching-te.

Taiwan's defence ministry said it had detected 59 warplanes and 23 navy ships operating around the island. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- China said Tuesday it has launched military drills around Taiwan that serve as a "stern warning and forceful deterrence" against those seeking the island's independence, ratcheting up tensions and slamming its leader Lai Ching-te for his government's "blatant provocations."