China's defence ministry said on Thursday that drills which had alarmed Taiwan off its coast were "routine" and the island should stop complaining, as Taipei reported a surge in Chinese military activity,

China’s military expansion in the southern part of the first island chain poses a significant danger to Taiwan’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies, a defence analyst cautioned in a report by the Taipei Times.

The threat, delivered by ministry spokesperson Wu Qian during a press conference, has resemblance to a line from the Chinese animated blockbuster 'Ne Zha 2'.

Taiwan's defence ministry said on Friday that the history of World War Two shows aggression and expansion will end in failure, responding to Chinese comments that the island would come into Beijing's hands sooner or later.

Threat after Taipei announces bigger military drills appears to mirror a line from children’s film Ne Zha 2

Taiwan on Thursday condemned China’s military exercises after Beijing designated an area to conduct shooting drills off the self-governed island’s southwest coast.