Beijing: China has held a live-fire drill in the Taiwan Strait, with Chinese media reporting the aim was to "deter separatists" and "draw a red line to the US and Taiwan". Chinese President Xi ...

In a televised address Defense minister Nobuo Kishi said the drills were a “serious problem.” About an hour earlier, the PLA began what are believed to be unprecedented live-fire drills in six ...

China launched a four-day live-fire exercise around Taiwan from 4 August, in response to a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on 2 August. On the first day of the drills, the People's ...