China's drill in waters near Taiwan in December are seen as a test run for a blockade and a message to the United States.

China’s decision to bring serious firepower to bear for military drills in the waters off Taiwan this week has deep roots both in the past several weeks and the past several decades.

Chinese military drills and war games around Taiwan have sharply raised tensions in East Asia, according to the United States, which described the actions as unnecessary and destabilizing. The ...

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China launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter aircraft and navy vessels around Taiwan on Tuesday for a second day of live-fire drills aimed at simulating a blockade of the self-ruled island's ...

HONG KONG -- For a second day, China's military on Tuesday dispatched air, navy and missile units to conduct joint live-fire drills around the island of Taiwan, which Beijing called a "stern warning" ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Taiwanese guided-missile destroyer Ma Kong, left, monitors the Chinese guided-missile destroyer Xi'an, right, near the Asian ...

China launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter aircraft and navy vessels around Taiwan on Tuesday for a second day of live-fire drills aimed at simulating a blockade of the self-ruled island's ...

Amber Wang with James Edgar in Beijing and Isabel Kua in Pingtan AFP Dec 30, 2025 Dec 30, 2025 Updated Dec 31, 2025 China launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter aircraft and navy vessels ...