Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A record number of Chinese warplanes and naval vessels surrounded Taiwan during Beijing's one-day, large-scale military exercise on Monday, the self-governing island's Ministry of Defense said. China conducted Joint Sword-2024B around Taiwan over Monday to test its troops' integrated joint operation capabilities and in retaliation against the island's government pushing back against Beijing's aims to occupy it. Advertisement The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense said in a