China has threatened to take over self-ruled Taiwan by releasing footage of its soldiers 'seizing an island' during a live-fire drill. Beijing has ratcheted up pressure on the democratic island since the 2016 election of President Tsai Ing-wen, who rejects its view that Taiwan is part of 'one China'. China responded to Tsai's extending of an olive branch with a new video showing Chinese soldiers seizing an island during a military exercise. China also claimed that it had captured a number of people spying for rival Taiwan and cracked over a series of espionage cases. China and Taiwan split amid a civil war in 1949 and have extensive business ties but no official relations.

Source: Daily Mail October 12, 2020 12:59 UTC