Taiwan says the island will defend itself ‘to the very last day’ if China attacks.
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said China had sent naval strike groups into Taiwanese territory, and military aircraft into its air defence zone.
"We are willing to defend ourselves without any questions and we will fight the war if we need to fight the war. And if we need to defend ourselves to the very last day we will defend ourselves to the very last day," said Mr Wu.
Mr Wu says the United States warns China may be accelerating its timeline to take possession of Taiwan.