The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has stepped up messaging about its round-the-clock military drills conducted in an apparent response to Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang exercise. For four consecutive days this week,

Taiwan has launched its annual military exercises to counter threats from China, including "gray zone tactics" that stop short of open warfare.

Taiwan launched its largest ever military drills on Wednesday, starting with simulated attacks on its command systems and infrastructure ahead of a Chinese invasion, senior defence officials said.

A Navy P-8A anti-submarine plane and an MQ-4C Triton drone entered the Taiwan Strait during Taipei's largest military exercise.

Taiwan continued to conduct its Han Kuang military exercises on Monday, intended to guard against Chinese threats to invade.

Han Kuang Exercise, air defence and civil response drills transform Taipei and other cities into wartime simulation.

China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and threatens to take it by force if Taipei refuses to submit under its control indefinitely. Over the past decade, Beijing has raised the pressure on Taipei, conducting regular military operations of increasing scale and scope near the island.