China has carried out a second day of naval drills around Taiwan, as tensions continue to mount after President Tsai Ing-wen's visit to the US last week.
Ednews informs via BBC that the drills - which Beijing has called a "stern warning" to Taipei - have used naval and air forces to simulate the encirclement of the island.
Taiwan said dozens of Chinese jets flew sorties around the island on Sunday, while nine ships were also spotted.
The operation, dubbed "Joint Sword" by Beijing, will continue until Monday.
Taiwanese officials have been enraged by the operation, and on Saturday defence officials in Taipei accused Beijing of using Ms Tsai's visit - where she met with US House speaker Kevin McCarthy - as an "excuse to conduct military exercises, which has seriously undermined peace, stability and security in the region".
On Saturday one of China's ships fired a round from its deck as it sailed near Pingtan island, China's closest point to Taiwan, Reuters news agency reported.
Taiwan's Ocean Affairs Council, which runs the Coast Guard, issued video footage showing one of its ships shadowing a Chinese warship, though did not provide a location.
In the footage a sailor can be heard telling the Chinese ship through a radio: "You are seriously harming regional peace, stability and security. Please immediately turn around and leave. If you continue to proceed we will take expulsion measures."
Other footage showed a Taiwanese warship, the Di Hua, accompanying the Coast Guard ship in what the Coast Guard officer calls a "standoff" with the Chinese vessel.
While the Chinese exercises ended by sundown on Saturday evening, defence officials in Taipei told Reuters that fighter jet sorties started again early on Sunday morning.
