China’s military is conducting live-fire drills near Taiwan and is warning ships to avoid the area Tuesday following a massive exercise last week that left the U.S. "seriously concerned." The drills near the Pingtan islands off China’s southern Fujian province facing Taiwan are being tracked by the Taiwan Defense Ministry.

China is holding live-fire drills off the coast of its southern Fujian province that faces Taiwan. The new exercises Tuesday are taking place just a week after China held a massive air-and-sea drill it called punishment for Taiwan’s president rejecting Beijing’s claims of sovereignty.

Just a week after China conducted a huge air-and-sea drill as punishment for Taiwan's president rejecting Beijing's claims of sovereignty, it's now holding live-fire drills off the coast of its southern Fujian province facing Taiwan.

The target has been the vicinity of the Matsu Islands, very close to the Chinese southern province of Fujian but controlled by Taiwan. If last week the Chinese military deployed 153 fighter jets and nearly thirty warships,