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China's military started two days of "punishment" drills around Taiwan on Thursday in what it said was a response to "separatist acts", just days after new Taiwan President Lai Ching-te took office and called on Beijing to cease its threats.

Taiwan says it has scrambled jets and put missile, naval and land units on alert over drills China has announced around the self-governing island democracy.

Taiwan's military mobilised its forces and said it was confident it could protect the island after China started two days of "punishment" drills around Taiwan on Thursday in what it said was a response to "separatist acts".

China has launched two days of military drills surrounding Taiwan in what it called “punishment” for “separatist acts,” days after the self-ruling island swore in a new democratically elected leader.

Chinese military drills in the straits of Taiwan in 2023 practiced manoeuvres key to an invasion of the island, although an actual attack was not imminent or inevitable, a senior US general in the region said on Thursday.

The large-scale operations are a “punishment for separatist acts,” China’s military says, just days after the inauguration of Lai Ching-te.

Tesla has told suppliers for its models sold outside China to start building components and parts outside of both China and Taiwan by as early as next year, Nikkei reported on Thursday.

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China is willing to work with the Vatican to improve ties, a Chinese foreign ministry official said on Wednesday following remarks from the Holy See's top diplomat that it wanted to open an office in Beijing.

The Vatican is one of only a dozen countries to maintain formal diplomatic ties with Chinese-claimed Taiwan and Taipei has watched nervously as Pope Francis seeks to improve ties with Beijing.

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