Beijing performed "simulated coordinated precision strikes on important targets in Taiwan" on the second day of the drills, adding to the ongoing tense situation between Taiwan and China, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday.
Japan has decided to ramp up building arms to deter China's growing assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific region as the country recently signed a security pact with Australia to boost practical defence cooperation between the two nations which is quite different from Tokyo's pacifist nature.