Chinese military activity around Taiwan as of November 3. China brought up the maneuvers against the background of the US-Japan military exercises, in which the two countries adapted a war scenario with China. Today, groups of Chinese military vessels carried out maneuvers in the South China Sea, around Taiwan, in the East China Sea and in between two island chains. Large-scale Chinese military activity around Taiwan began in August 2022, when Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island sparked the fourth Taiwan Strait crisis, which continues to this day. Tag: VK.