Tensions rise as China conducts military drills near Taiwan while US monitors closely.

China began a second day of military drills around Taiwan on Sunday, prompting the island's defense ministry to report multiple air force sorties and monitor the movement of China's missile forces. The United States is closely monitoring the situation and has urged restraint and no change to the status quo. Taiwan has been seeking to restart exchanges paused during the Covid-19 pandemic to show goodwill to Beijing, including permitting flights to resume to a large number of Chinese cities, but Beijing has complained Taipei is being too slow.