Taiwan scrambles jets as China tests missiles on a second day of military drills

China is holding a second day of military drills around Taiwan, as tensions between Taipei and Beijing escalate. China launched missiles into the Taiwan strait near Pingtan Island, the closest Chinese island to Taiwan. That comes alongside Chinese naval drills at sea in areas surrounding Taiwan, demonstrating their ability to blockade the island. Meanwhile, Taiwan has responded by scrambling fighter jets from a base at Hsinchu on its western coast. Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu is monitoring the situation from Beijing, China and Zein Basravi is standing by at Hsinchu airbase in Taiwan Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Taiwan #China #TaiwanDemocracy #ChinaMilitary #ChinaMilitaryDrills #PLA #USWeaponsForTaiwan #LaiChingte #XiJinping #Politics #ChinaTaiwanTensions #Military #JusticeMission2025 #AlJazeeraEnglish