TAIPEI -- China on Tuesday launched military exercises that it said would "close in" on Taiwan, ratcheting up tensions.
PLA says move sends 'serious warning'; Taipei vows to 'not elevate conflicts'
China's aircraft carrier Shandong is seen in a screenshot from a video released by the People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theater Command on April 1, titled "Subdue Demons and Vanquish Evils." (Eastern Theatre Command via Reuters)
TAIPEI -- China on Tuesday launched military exercises that it said would "close in" on Taiwan, ratcheting up tensions.