China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, staged a day of large-scale drills around the island on Monday that it said were a warning to "separatist acts" following last week's national day speech by Taiwan President Lai Ching-te.

China's leader did not comment on the recent military exercises during his visit to the region, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

China’s President Xi Jinping has made a rare visit to a province facing Taiwan, following military exercises mobilizing China’s navy, air force, missile force and land troops to simulate a blockade of

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Futures are pointing to a slightly higher open for major indexes on Wednesday as the stock market looks to recover from sharp declines yesterday.