China's recent military drills were more about propaganda and intimidation than a war threat, according to Taiwan's top security official, Tsai Ming-yen. The exercises, described as a response to Taiwan's new president's remarks, aimed to demonstrate Beijing's control over the Taiwan Strait. China views Taiwan as its territory, rejecting Taiwan's independence claims.
China carried out war games last week as punishment for new President Lai Ching-te s inauguration speech last week, in which he said the two sides of the Taiwan Strait were not subordinate to each other , which China viewed as a declaration the two are separate countries