Taiwan says China making simulated attack on main island

Reports of further incursions over median line in military drills, as US and allies condemn use of missiles

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China's military has pressed ahead with its largest ever military drills, targeting Taiwan with what the island's government called a simulated attack, including further incursions over the median line and drone flights over Taiwan's outlying islands.

Western pushback on China's live-fire drills, launched in response to a visit to Taiwan by the US House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, earlier in the week, also continued, with condemnation from senior US officials and foreign ministers from Australia and Japan.