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# In search of safer waters: how satellite images tell their own story about China's military exercises around Taiwan
- URL: https://www.birminghameastside.co.uk/in-search-of-safer-waters-how-satellite-images-tell-their-own-story-about-chinas-military-exercises-around-taiwan/
- Published: 2022-08-23T15:53:14.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-14T09:59:23.000Z
- Author: Federico Acosta Rainis
- Tags: Data, Features, #Migrated-1786701253228, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-14 09:54

[![When the Strait came to a halt: How Chinese military drills in the Taiwan Strait disrupted shipping traffic on one of the world's major trade lanes - By Federico Acosta Rainis](https://storage.ghost.io/c/63/9b/639bf577-7ed7-44fe-8d64-ac66eaeee42e/content/images/2026/08/screenshot-2022-08-23-at-16-52-22.png)](https://facostarainis.github.io/ml-satellites/articles/taiwan.html?ref=birminghameastside.co.uk)

In a special interactive feature, Federico Acosta Rainis uses satellite imagery to [look at how Chinese military drills in the Taiwan Strait disrupted shipping traffic on one of the world's major trade lanes](https://facostarainis.github.io/ml-satellites/articles/taiwan.html?ref=birminghameastside.co.uk). Click on the image above to read on.