China's military concluded two-day war games around Taiwan in which it held long-range, live-fire drills in the East China Sea, marking an escalation of exercises around the island.

China's joint exercises around the island is a firm punishment to the Lai Ching-te authority over its provocations to seek "Taiwan independence", and is a stern warning to the separatist forces, Guo said.

China’s military said it has simulated attacks on high-value targets in Taiwan, including ports and energy facilities, as it carried out “live-fire” military drills around the self-ruled island on the second day of war-game exercises.

The visit came after Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te recently outlined 17"strategies" to counter so-called "threats" from the Chinese mainland. These include raising public awareness about "risks" associated with mainland travel and limiting cross-Strait exchanges.

Ms Zhao, who calls herself “Xiaowei” online, often posts videos featuring a large Chinese flag, saying things such as: “Come on, my fellow Taiwanese, let’s unite and go home together!!!” She is one of three social-media influencers—all of them women from the Chinese mainland who had married Taiwanese men—who were told in March they were no longer welcome to live on the island.

China's Luxshare Precision Industry , maker of Apple AirPods, is considering a Hong Kong listing this year, three people familiar with the matter said, adding to a recent run of mainland China-listed companies eyeing a Hong Kong float.

Beijing has warned of "strong and resolute" countermeasures against fresh sanctions imposed on six mainland and Hong Kong officials by the United

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