Taiwan’s military will hold a five-day combat readiness drill this week as part of modernisation plans to shift training focus from setpiece events to more realistic exercises simulating war. The 'Immediate Combat Readiness Exercise' will start on Monday and run until Friday, and is part of the armed forces' annual planned joint operations training. Taiwan's military has begun basing some of its drills on a scenario in which China suddenly turns one of its regular exercises around the island into an actual attack. Taiwan says China's armed forces routinely operate in the skies and seas around the island to pressure Taiwan to accept Chinese sovereignty. China claims Taiwan as its own territory despite the objections of the government in Taipei. According to srnnews.com, the main objective of the drill is to train units at all levels to become familiar with combat practices and the battlefield environment during the readiness deployment phase.