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As China continue to hold military drills near Taiwan's coast after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent visit to Taipei, President Tsai Ing-wen has appealed for international support for the island nation and halt the escalation of the regional security situation.

Taiwan accused the Chinese army of simulating an attack on its main island on Aug. 6, as Beijing continued its retaliation for US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Taipei visit.

Relations between the two superpowers nosedived following Pelosi's trip to China's self-ruled neighbour -- which it claims as its territory -- prompting calls from the UN for an urgent de-escalation of tensions.

Multiple Chinese planes and ships were detected around Taiwan Strait, simulating an attack on its main island, the defense Ministry said on Saturday adding that some of them have crossed the median line.

The ministry assesses that China's military exercises are extremely provocative, "whether it launches ballistic missiles or deliberately crosses the center line of the strait," reports Reuters. Some world media reports that Chinese forces have encircled Taiwan.

According to the world media, China allegedly launched 11 ballistic missiles in waters near Taiwan, the country's defense ministry announced. Also, information emerged that he raised fighter jets in response to military exercises by the Chinese army.

China's largest-ever military exercises encircling Taiwan kicked off on Aug. 4, in a show of force straddling vital international shipping lanes after a visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Pelosi left Taiwan Wednesday after a trip that defied a series of stark threats from Beijing, which views the self-ruled island as its territory.

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They were called because of the insulting comments made against Islam and the Prophet Muhammad by the officials of the ruling People's Party (BJP - The Bharatiya Janata Party) in India, Anatolia reports.

These measures were taken to "warn the United States", according to a statement from the Combat Command of the Eastern Zone of the People's Liberation Army of China.