PINGTAN, China: China fired rockets in the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday morning, AFP footage showed, as a second day of live-fire drills kicked off around the self-ruled island. AFP journalists in Pingtan — a Chinese island that is the closest point to Taiwan’s main island — saw a volley of rockets blasting into the air at around 9am (0100 GMT), leaving trails of white smoke.

BEIJING: China’s military will conduct live fire exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday, state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday, with a graphic demarcatating five zones…

La Cina ha lanciato stamattina razzi nello Stretto di Taiwan, durante il secondo giorno di esercitazioni militari con fuoco vivo intorno all'isola. (ANSA)