The armed forces of the United States and Philippines began large-scale joint exercises with key allies on Tuesday that will take place in several areas in the Philippines, including those facing Taiwan and the South China Sea.

PLA Eastern Theatre Command/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo TAIPEI (Reuters) - China said its day of war games around democratically governed Taiwan on Monday was a warning against "separatist acts" and threatened more could be in the offing,

The Chinese military launched a comprehensive war game this week that stirred panic for the island of Taiwan and its allies. Troops from across the various branches of the Chinese armed forces participated Monday in military drills to the north,

Thousands of U.S. and Filipino troops launched joint exercises as Taiwan detected a record 153 Chinese military aircraft around the self-ruled island.

People look at a giant screen showing news footage of military drills conducted in the Taiwan Strait and areas to the north, south and east of Taiwan, by the Eastern Theatre Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA),

China used a record 153 military aircraft in war games around Taiwan, the island's government said on Tuesday, adding that such drills without prior warning were a danger to the entire region. China said the one-day "Joint Sword-2024B" drill,

Taiwan has condemned the latest round of Chinese military drills around the island as an “unreasonable provocation” after Beijing deployed warships and fighter jets as a “stern warning” to “separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces.