[UPDATED ROLLING ANALYSIS] China-Taiwan: A new week

NOTABLE WEEKEND UPDATES:

CHINA

China confirmed it will extend military drills around Taiwan for Monday, according to Bloomberg.
China’s military will conduct "regular" drills from now on at the eastern side of the median line of the Taiwan Strait, according to Reuters citing Chinese state television.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang said China’s actions toward Taiwan are just, appropriate and legal with the actions aimed at safeguarding China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, while he added that Taiwan is not part of the US and is China’s territory, according to Reuters.

TAIWAN

Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said it detected 66 Chinese aircraft conducting activities in the Taiwan Strait as of 5pm local time on Sunday. It was also reported that Taiwan said Chinese aircraft and warships practiced attacking Taiwan on Saturday in retaliation for US House Speaker Pelosi’s recent visit, according to Reuters.
Taiwan’s transport ministry said transit flights gradually resumed on Sunday near China’s military drill zones 1-6 and said they will continue to direct flights and ships away from China military zone No. 7 off Taiwan’s eastern coast until Monday morning, according to Reuters.

US Secretary of State Blinken said China’s actions on Taiwan were moving away from a practice of resolving issues peacefully to coercion and towards using force, while he said the change to the status quo that has prevailed is coming from China and not the US. Blinken also said that the US seeks to work closely with Philippines President Marcos and reaffirmed that an attack on the Philippines in the South China Sea would invoke the defence treaty, according to Reuters.
White House said China’s activity around the Taiwan Strait is a significant escalation in China’s efforts to change the status quo, while it added that the actions are ‘provocative, irresponsible and raise the risk of miscalculation’, according to Reuters.