Taiwan says China violated norms and caused a "high degree of danger" by announcing "live-fire exercises without prior warning" just off its coast.

China’s military has set up a zone for “live-fire training” about 46 miles (74 kilometers) off the southwestern coast of Taiwan without advance notice, the island’s defense ministry said on Wednesday,

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Mainland Affairs Council on Wednesday urged China to exercise restraint after it said it would hike its defense budget by 7.2%.

Taiwan's defense ministry says China launched live-fire drills barely 40 miles off the coast of Taiwan on Wednesday with no prior warning.

China has set up a live-fire training area just 40 nautical miles (75 kilometres) from Taiwan's port city of Kaohsiung without prior notice, raising concerns over regional security and the safety of air and sea traffic,

Taiwan condemned China's military drills off its southwest coast, wherein 32 Chinese aircraft and multiple warships participated. Taiwan views these actions as provocation, compromising regional stability.

Taipei also said the Chinese military had set up a zone for “shooting” drills in the Taiwan Strait. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Kaohsiung is also Taiwan's largest port and a busy hub for ... Wang as telling an annual meeting on work related to Taiwan. Taiwan's government rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims, saying only the island's people can decide their future.

China’s defense spending is to rise 7.2 percent this year, the same as last year, Beijing said yesterday, as its armed forces undergo rapid modernization and eye deepening strategic competition with the US.

Four defendants charged in a national security case for allegedly working for China and infiltrating the military were acquitted yesterday.

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China's military held "shooting training" on Wednesday off Taiwan's southwest coast in a move Taipei described as provocative and dangerous, while a senior Chinese leader vowed unswerving efforts to bring the island under Beijing's control.