China began two days of live-fire drills from ​Thursday in some parts of the Taiwan Strait ‌near the shores of its southeastern province of Fujian. The news comes a day after talks between U.S. Secretary of State Marco ​Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on ​a range of issues, including democratically governed Taiwan, ⁠which China claims as its own territory. The drills will ​run from 6.00 a.m. to 6 p.m. (2200 GMT to ​1000 GMT) each day around Dongshan Island, bordering the province of Guangdong, maritime authorities said in a notice. Taiwan’s foreign ministry on Thursday ​condemned China’s actions and called on Beijing to ​exercise “rational self-restraint” and “immediately cease its military provocations and gray-zone intrusions.” “China has ‌disregarded ⁠the international community’s shared aspirations for regional security, further unilaterally using military force to threaten the waters surrounding the Taiwan Strait, creating regional tensions, and once again confirming ​its nature ​as a troublemaker,” ⁠the island’s foreign ministry said in a statement.

Full report : China began two days of live-fire drills from ​Thursday in some parts of the Taiwan Strait ‌near the shores of its southeastern province.