China is holding live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait in an escalation of military activity just a week after Beijing held a record-setting air-and-sea drills around the island.
China's Maritime Safety Administration warned boats to avoid venturing into the area around Niushan island in Fujian province for four hours starting from 9am (local time) on Tuesday. Niushan island is the closest point between mainland China and Taiwan and sits south of the Taiwan-controlled Matsu islands.
