Taiwan has condemned the latest round of Chinese military drills around the self-governing island as an “unreasonable provocation” after Beijing deployed warships and fighter jets in what it described as a “stern warning” to “separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces.

China is holding military exercises around Taiwan, in what it calls a "stern warning" against those seeking "independence" for the self-ruled island. The drills are seen as a resp

Taipei residents go about their daily lives, despite China's announcement of new military drills, with ships and planes being deployed around Taiwan. "I won't panic," says engineer Benjamin Hsiao, adding "it's not the first time in recent years" that China has held drills around the self-ruled island.