China's military says it is carrying out drills for a second day near Taiwan, with long-distance live-firing and the deployment of weapons including destroyers and bombers to practice blockades and other maneuvers.

In a war with China, Taiwan could have an asymmetric advantage with a high volume of cheap and survivable weapons, a retired admiral said.

Missiles play a key role in China's strategy to counter U.S. intervention in the event of a conflict in the western Pacific.

China's PLA Rocket Force is operating mobile ballistic missile launchers that are disguised to resemble civilian construction cranes.

The Trump administration has approved the largest single package of weapons sales to Taiwan in U.S. history. Many of the systems mirror those the United States has supplied to Ukraine. The move is part of a broader U.