Beijing Conducts Live-Fire Drills Amid Taiwanese Opposition Leader’s China Trip

The high-profile trip has drawn attention, particularly regarding whether the KMT chairwoman will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Taiwanese sailors salute the island's flag on the deck of the Panshih supply ship after taking part in annual drills, at the Tsoying naval base in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Jan. 31, 2018. Mandy Cheng/AFP via Getty Images

TAIPEI, Taiwan—The Chinese communist regime launched one-day live-fire drills on April 9, as Taiwan’s main opposition leader spent her third day in China on what she has called a “journey of peace.”

The live-fire drills took place in the northern waters of the Yellow Sea, which is located between China and the Korean Peninsula, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time on April 9, according to multiple Chinese state-run media outlets, citing the China Maritime Safety Administration’s regional branch in Dalian, a city in northeastern China.