Beijing announces military drills in 9 areas around Taiwan

Beijing announces military drills around Taiwan on Thursday and Friday

No-fly zone imposed by Chinese in effect from 9 am to 3 pm, likely to impact many flights

Flights will need to deviate from original flight paths and fly southward

Flight ban could impact 'flights between Taiwan and South Korea, Japan, and North America'

Lawmakers say China's drills 'seriously threatened regional peace and security'

200 Chinese military aircraft detected around Taiwan since Saturday

China says forces practiced 'strikes on land targets and amphibious assaults'

Official says China's military activity 'risks miscalculations, and undermines regional peace and stability'

Official says China's military activity 'risks miscalculations, and undermines regional peace and stability'