Photos: China military drills encircle Taiwan for second day

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In photos China' s military drills encircle Taiwan

A Chinese military vessel sails off Pingtan island, one of mainland China's closest point from Taiwan, in Fujian province on Aug. 5. Photo: Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images Taiwan reported multiple Chinese "warships and warplanes" near the island Friday as China's military conducted for a second day in the wake of House Speaker to Taipei this week. The big picture: Friday to the Chinese military into the sea near Taiwan on the first day of drills by declaring that Beijing couldn't stop U.S. officials from visiting the self-governing island. Taiwan's Defense Ministry described Beijing's actions as "highly provocative."A Chinese military jet flies over Pingtan island on Aug. 5. Photo: Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty ImagesA U.S.-made C-130 aircraft prepares to land on a runway at the Hsinchu Air Base in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on Aug. 5. Photo: Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty ImagesA Chinese military helicopter flies past Pingtan Island on Aug. 4. Photo: Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty ImagesPeople wade by rocks and dive into the sea near Keelung, a port city near Taipei, on Aug. 4. Photo: Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty ImagesTourists look on as a Chinese military helicopter flies past Pingtan island on Aug. 4. Photo: Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty ImagesSmoke trails from projectiles launched by the Chinese military are seen as tourists look on from Pingtan island on Aug. 4. Photo: Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty ImagesChinese military helicopters fly past Pingtan Island on Aug. 4. Photo: Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty ImagesTaiwan Navy ships at the Port of Keelung in Keelung, Taiwan, on Aug. 4. Photo: Lam Yik Fei/Bloomberg via Getty Images Go deeper: Editor's note: This article has been updated with more details on the Chinese military drills and responses to them and further photos.

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