China has released a cartoon depicting Taiwan's president as a parasite held by chopsticks to be cooked over a fire - as Beijing's armed forces have surrounded the island in a show of strength ...

China has depicted Taiwan’s president as a cartoon bug while launching large-scale military exercises around the island to “serve as a stern warning and powerful deterrent” against its ...

The Chinese military launched large-scale drills in the waters around Taiwan on Tuesday, as it warned the self-ruled island against seeking independence. The exercises involve naval, air, ground ...

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command on Tuesday started joint exercises around Taiwan island. Shortly after, the command's official WeChat account released a series ...

The cartoon depicts President Lai Ching-te as a "parasite poisoning Taiwan Island," which is shown encased in a transparent shield.

Taiwan Defence Minister Wellington Koo said such rhetoric was not conducive to peace and "shows their provocative character," when asked about Lai's cartoon depiction.

It was followed by a video titled "Shell", depicting Taiwan's Lai as a green cartoon bug spawning parasites across the island, on the Eastern Theatre Command's WeChat page. "Parasite poisoning ...

Chinese military calls Taiwan’s president ‘parasite’ as it launches drills around island. Military exercises meant to be ‘severe warning and forceful containment against Taiwan independence’ ...

Taiwan's defence ministry said it had tracked 19 Chinese navy vessels in the waters surrounding the island in a 24-hour period from 6am local time Monday until 6am Tuesday.