China staged live-fire drills around Taiwan on Monday, deploying troops, warships, fighter jets and artillery for its "Justice Mission 2025" exercises, as the island scrambled soldiers and showcased U.

Military carries out live firing around Taiwan, says more drills on Tuesday will simulate blockade of island's ports.

China’s intensified military drills near Japan and Taiwan have triggered a rare show of force from Tokyo, with Japan scrambling F-2 fighter jets armed with anti-ship missiles as Beijing’s Liaoning aircraft carrier and Chinese-Russian bombers probe U.

China has launched large-scale live-fire drills encircling Taiwan, simulating blockades and strikes after US arms deals and Japanese remarks, raising invasion fears.

CHINA has launched terrifying new military drills around Taiwan with Beijing threatening to “annihilate” its neighbour amid escalating war fears. Xi Jinping’s army, navy and air

China displays its J-15 fighter jets at an air show in Zhuhai, in this file photograph from June last year [Getty Images] Japan has protested after Chinese fighter jets locked radars on Japanese aircraft as tensions between the two nations worsened.