China launched 10 hours of live-firing exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday, the second day of Beijing's largest-ever war games around the island, aimed at swiftly cutting its links to outside support in the event of a conflict.

China's ‘Justice Mission-2025’ is a swift and unprecedented military encirclement of Taiwan designed to deter independence and warn external forces

The exercises ended months of relative calm across the Taiwan Strait, and came after the Trump administration announced plans for arms sales to the island.

China launched a series of live-fire drills this week that encircled Taiwan, a measure Beijing described as punitive action against the democracy.

China's military to hold live fire exercises near Taiwan, focusing on combat readiness and area control, Xinhua reports.