China launches largest military drills ever around Taiwan as war tensions spike following record $11.1 billion U.S. arms sale to the island nation.

China launched its most extensive war games around Taiwan on Monday to showcase Beijing's ability to cut off the island from outside support in a conflict, as U.S. President Donald Trump downplayed the threat behind the drills.

A video released by the Chinese military's Eastern Theater Command on April 2, 2025 shows a rocket artillery system firing in live-fire drills. - Eastern Theater Command of China’s People’s Liberation Army The Chinese military staged a second day of ...

The military exercise was “to test the joint combat readiness” of the Command‘s forces and serve as a “stern warning” against Taiwanese separatism, according to China. In what could be described as a training exercise for a future invasion of the ...

People’s Liberation Army Navy Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang, part of a three-vessel task force reported to be operating to the northeast of Australia in mid-February 2025. Credit: Australian Defence Force In recent days, the Chinese Navy conducted two ...

FILE - Chinese warships dock at a naval base's pier during an official inauguration of the Ream Naval Base in Sihanoukville, southwestern of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File) PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia ...