Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing The People’s Liberation Army appears to have deployed its new hypersonic anti-ship missiles during drills around Taiwan on Tuesday, in what analysts said was a signal to the US against any potential interference amid the rising tensions. In an unprecedented swap, the heads of the personnel department and influence machine of China’s ruling Communist Party have switched roles, the South China Morning Post has learned. Mainland Chinese ground forces conduct live-fire drills targeting simulated key infrastructure in the East China Sea on Wednesday, as part of continuing military exercises near Taiwan. Photo: CCTV The People’s Liberation Army is continuing its military exercises in the central and southern Taiwan Strait with a focus on Wednesday of blockade enforcement.