In his National Day address, China President Xi Jinping said the citizens must prepare for future challenges, and also claimed Taiwan to be China's "sacred territory".

President Xi Jinping calls for opposition to Taiwanese independence, emphasising China's goal of reunification with Taiwan.

China regards Taiwan as part of the mainland and Xi in recent years has been aggressively highlighting reunification of the self-ruled island with massive military build-up though he says through peaceful means.

Taiwan's Defence Ministry said on Sunday it was on alert after detecting "multiple waves" of missile firing deep in inland China, days after Beijing said it had carried out a successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

Taiwans Defence Ministry reported on Sunday that it was on alert after detecting multiple waves of missile firings deep within Chinas inland regions. The announcement follows a recent statement by China,