UK urges restraint amid China's military drills near Taiwan, emphasizing the need for peaceful dialogue and stability.

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China stepped up its military drills around Taiwan with live-fire exercises on Tuesday, the second day of an operation dubbed “Justice Mission 2025". The massive show of force comes at a crucial time…

Speaking on Tuesday (Dec 30), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reaffirmed Beijing’s hard line on Taiwan and US arms sales while setting out China’s diplomatic priorities for the year ahead.

The two-day war games, code-named "Justice Mission 2025", have been slammed by Taipei as "military intimidation" by Beijing.

The two-day war games, code-named "Justice Mission 2025", have been slammed by Taipei as "military intimidation" by Beijing.

China’s top diplomat has slammed a record U.S. military sale to Taiwan.

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. The island is the most sensitive political subject for China. It has been ever since Taiwan split…

The drills, codenamed Justice Mission 2025, are aimed at stimulating the seizure and blockade of key areas of the island and include live-fire components

The Chinese army has released footage it says shows destroyers, frigates, fighter jets and bombers carrying out exercises around Taiwan. The large-scale show of force comes amid heightened tensions, notably following a major US arms sale to the island and after weeks of diplomatic disputes between Beijing and Tokyo.

China has launched sea and air military drills around Taiwan, which it claims as its own. Riled by a US arms package to the island nation and Japan saying it would intervene in the case of an invasion, it calls its war games a warning against what it calls separatist forces and external interference. The drills are the sixth carried out in Taiwan's vicinity since 2022, adding to fears an invasion could happen in the next few years.

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. The island is the most sensitive political subject for China. It has been ever since Taiwan split from the mainland in 1949 after a civil war.

The drills come days after the US announced the sale of one of its largest weapons packages to Taiwan.

China has started live-fire military exercises around Taiwan, hours after announcing "major" drills in waters and airspace near the self-governed democratic island.

The drills come days after the US announced the sale of one of its largest weapons packages to Taiwan.

The drills come days after the US announced the sale of one of its largest weapons packages to Taiwan.

China's military on Monday dispatched air, navy and missile units to conduct joint live-fire drills around the island of Taiwan, which Beijing called a “stern warning” against separatist and “external interference” forces. Taiwan said it was placing forces on alert and called the Chinese government “the biggest destroyer of peace.” Taiwan’s aviation authority said more than 100,000 international air travelers would be affected by flight cancellations or diversions.

China's military on Monday dispatched air, navy and missile units to conduct joint live-fire drills around the island of Taiwan, which Beijing called a “stern warning” against separatist and “external interference” forces. Taiwan said it was placing forces on alert and called the Chinese government “the biggest destroyer of peace.” Taiwan’s aviation authority said more than 100,000 international air travelers would be affected by flight cancellations or diversions.