China's military conducted live-fire drills Tuesday off an island 65 miles northwest of Taiwan involving 26 ships and aircraft, some of which crossed the so-called median line down the middle of the Taiwan Strait.

China is holding live-fire drills off the coast of its southern Fujian province facing Taiwan, just a week after a massive air-and-sea drill it described as punishment for Taiwan's president rejecting Beijing's claims of sovereignty.

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.

China's military began a live-fire exercise near Taiwan on Tuesday, maintaining pressure on the self-ruled island after staging large-scale drills and President Xi Jinping called for troops to prepare

China has ramped up its military maneuvers near Taiwan, conducting live-fire drills on an island just 66 miles from the self-governed territory. This latest action follows a series of intensified military exercises,