China on Sunday simulated targeted bombing of Taiwan, on the second day of a "total encirclement" exercise scheduled until Monday. The operation was denounced by the island and the USA, who called on Beijing to "restraint" Live-fire drills will be held Monday in the Taiwan Strait near the coast of Fujian, the province facing the island.
China views Taiwan, which has a population of 23 million, as a province it has yet to reunite with the rest of its territory since the Chinese Civil War in 1949.