beijing/taipei taiwan gradually get use chinese air force drill encircle island china say wednesday taiwan premier reiterate self-ruled island desire peaceful relations giant neighbor china consider democratic taiwan sacred territory never renounce use force bring view wayward province chinese control take increasingly hostile stance toward taiwan since tsai ing-wen island pro-independence democratic progressive party presidential elections last year step rhetoric military exercise beijing suspect push island formal independence red line china tsai say want peace china also defend taiwan security way life chinese state media give broad coverage island encirclement exercise near taiwan month include show picture chinese bomber aircraft say taiwan high peak yushan visible background ask continue drill footage release air force china policy-making taiwan affairs office say defense ministry repeatedly describe exercise routine everyone slowly get use spokesman fengshan tell routine news brief without elaborate china air force carry 16 round exercise close taiwan past year taiwan defense ministry say white paper week china military threat grow day warn proudly democratic taiwan show interest run autocratic china taiwan government accuse beijing understand democracy criticize taipei taiwan premier william lai tell year-end news conference taipei unite state japan south korea pay close attention activities china air force lai say government would take lead president charge relations across taiwan strait president leadership executive yuan push forward government affairs stabilize cross-strait relations toward peaceful development lai say use formal name taiwan cabinet get use drill china tell taiwan taipei say seek peace