Tesla sold 78,828 electric vehicles in China in March, down 11.5% year-on-year, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) released on Wednesday. The U.S. carmaker is facing a number of headwinds in China,

U.S. automaker Tesla sold 78,828 China-made electric vehicles in March, down 11.5% from a year earlier, data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed on Wednesday. Deliveries of China-made Model 3 and Model Y vehicles increased 156.

The drills came after Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, announced measures to counter China’s influence and espionage. Beijing also wants to send a message to Washington, analysts said.

China has sent jets and ships around Taiwan in what it said was practice for a blockade of the self-ruled island. And in October it was a National Day speech by Lai in which he vowed to "resist annexation" that angered Beijing,