00:00Five days of combat readiness drills are underway in Taiwan, ahead of the country's hankuang exercises in August.
00:25Taiwan's defense ministry says the exercise is aimed to test the military's responsiveness
00:30and strengthen its ability to rapidly change from peace to wartime operations.
00:35It comes as Taiwan sees an uptick in Chinese military activity.
00:39The defense ministry reported 23 Chinese military aircraft, seven warships and five official vessels operating near the country from Sunday
00:48to Monday.
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