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Taiwan has been holding military exercises on a strategic territory off the coast of China after raising its alert level following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

On Wednesday, the island nation held live firing drills on its island of Dongyin just off the coast of the Chinese city Fuzhou, according to Reuters.

Its defence ministry states the drills are only routine, however, the exercises come amid a raised alert level after Russia's invasion of Ukraine – wary Beijiing could pursue Taiwan in a similar vein.

Taiwan has not reported any unusual activities by Beijing since the Ukraine war began.

A small Chinese aircraft flew very close to Dongyin on February 5, leading Taiwan to suspect China was deploying a civilian aircraft to test the island nation's military response.