On Monday, China’s military deployed air, naval, and rocket units to perform joint military exercises in the vicinity of Taiwan, an action that Beijing characterized as a "stern warning" directed at separatist and "external interference" entities.

In response, Taiwan announced that it was placing its military forces on high alert and referred to the Chinese government as "the biggest destroyer of peace."

These military drills were initiated following Beijing's expressed discontent regarding U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and a remark made by Japan’s Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, indicating that Japan's military could intervene should China take aggressive actions against Taiwan, the self-governing island that the world's second-largest economy insists must be brought under its control.

However, the Chinese military did not reference the United States or Japan in its statement released on Monday morning.

Taiwan's Defense Ministry announced in a post on X that rapid response drills are currently being conducted, with military forces on heightened alert to protect the island.

In a different statement, it indicated that suitable forces had been deployed in response, carrying out combat readiness exercises. "The military drills conducted by the Chinese Communist Party serve to further validate its role as an aggressor and the primary threat to peace," the ministry stated.