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The Chinese People's Liberation Army is continuing drills in the airspace and waters around the Taiwan Island. It says the Eastern Theater Command held combat-readiness patrols and exercises involving troops on Tuesday. The Air Force of the Southern Theater Command conducted night-time exercises on Monday. It says the drills included intensive training of pilots and have improved their capabilities in varying weather conditions. Meanwhile, China has added seven more people to a list of "Taiwan independence" supporters and imposed sanctions on them. Three others are already on the list.