Taiwan's defense ministry says it detected 42 Chinese military aircraft on Saturday amid Chinese drills, which Beijing says is a "stern warning" over so-called collusion with "separatists and foreign forces," which comes just days after the island's vice president made a short visit to the United States.

Taiwanese Vice President William Lai's trip to Paraguay included stops in both New York City and San Francisco, which China's Communist Party blasted, saying the island is its territory and shouldn't be conducting foreign relations.

In a tweet on X, the company formerly known as Twitter, the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense said it detected 42 Chinese military aircraft, with 26 of them crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait.

8 Chinese military vessels were also detected.

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"The R.O.C. Armed Forces are closely monitoring the situation with our ISR system and have deployed CAP aircraft, naval vessels, and land-based missile systems in response," the tweet states.

In a brief statement, a spokesperson for China’s Eastern Theater Command said the military exercises involved coordination between planes and vessels and their capability to seize control of sea and air spaces.

The spokesperson also said that the drill was testing the military's "actual combat capabilities." He added the drills are to serve as a warning over so-called provocations from pro-Taiwan independence forces and foreign forces.

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Chinese state media network CCTV reported that fighter jets and missile-equipped boats were used in the drill, which was intended to simulate the surrounding of Taiwan.

Taiwan's defense ministry blasted the drills as "irrational, provocative moves," adding that its military will stand ready amid Chinese threats, and that its forces have "the ability, determination and confidence to safeguard national security."

Xinhua, another Chinese state media outlet, quoted an unnamed official in China's Taiwan Work Office, who said that Lai's trip is collusion between Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party and the U.S., in what the officials call a "new provocative move."

The official also told the state media outlet that Lai is a "troublemaker who will push Taiwan to the dangerous brink of war."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

TikTok star Caleb Coffee was sent to the hospital on Wednesday afternoon after falling 60 to 80-feet off a cliff onto lava rock in Hawaii, according to a family member.

Caleb Coffee's sister, Peyton Coffee, wrote in a GoFundMe that he fell off the 60 to 80-foot cliff on Wednesday at around 2 p.m. while he was with three of his friends on a hike and fell onto lava rock.

Following the fall, Caleb Coffee was airlifted to the emergency room, where his injuries included a broken femur, elbow, wrist, as well as multiple gouges and burns throughout his body.

Peyton Coffee also said his brother hasn't been able to hold down food and is in "excruciating pain."

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The GoFundMe has a goal amount of $100,000, as Caleb Coffee doesn't have medical insurance. Over $21,000 has already been raised as of Saturday afternoon.

"Unfortunately Caleb did not have medical insurance and we can not afford these medical bills that is why we are making this go fund me," Peyton Coffee wrote.

In an update posted to his TikTok account, which has 11.1 million followers, Caleb Coffee said that his neck and spine aren't broken and thanked people for supporting him.

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"And I just want to give the biggest thank you to God honestly you guys, because this is not the first time I have almost died in my life," Caleb Coffee said. "When I was younger, I had severe seizures and grand mal seizures and I almost died, and yesterday I almost died as well."

"60 to 80 feet…I can't even fathom that," he continued. "I don't even remember. I just woke up and I thought I was gonna die."

According to the family's GoFundMe, more injuries are likely to show up over the next several weeks.