Taiwan's military conducted live fire drills in its southernmost region on Tuesday in response to China's live fire exercises around the island which have now been extended.
The Taiwanese soldiers are practicing live-fire drills.
Taiwan's exercises are much smaller in scale than China's because they focus on firing howitzers into the sea.
The Chinese military said in a statement that its exercises will focus on blockade and support.
After Sunday's deadline was extended without a new end date, Beijing is yet to mention a new end date.
In a press conference on Tuesday, Taiwan's foreign minister accused China of trying to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait and the entire region.
China will try to change the status quo between it and Taiwan.
Colin Kahl, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, said in a press conference on Monday that Washington's assessment that China won't try to seize control of Taiwan in the next two years has not changed. He said that the crisis across the Strait was manufactured by Beijing and that they wouldn't take it.
The following is a list of 39. The number of Chinese military aircraft detected around Taiwan on Monday was stated by the ministry of national defense. The Chinese navy vessels were also seen.
The U.S. congressional delegation led by Nancy Pelosi visited the island and met with its leaders. China launched missiles across the Taiwan Strait as part of the drills. China regards the self-governing democracy as its own territory in a decades-long standoff. There are fears in Washington that a months-long blockade of the island by China could cause global supply chains to be disrupted. The U.S. Navy will carry out Taiwan Strait transits in the coming weeks.
Taiwan will hold its annual exercise on September 5. The war game will be much larger in scale.
China seeks control of the seas.
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