China is trying to "nibble away" at Taiwan's space and create a new normal with its military drills and other moves to exert pressure, which is a matter for global concern, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Thursday.
China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, staged two days of war games around the island last week following shortly after the inauguration of new Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, who Beijing calls a "separatist."
While those drills have formally ended, China's military activities have not, with Taiwan reporting that on Wednesday Chinese warplanes and warships carried out a "joint combat readiness patrol."