Taiwan's government said on Thursday that U.S. tariffs levied on the island were unreasonable and it would discuss them with Washington, partly blaming U.S. tech curbs on China in President Donald Trump's first term for driving the trade imbalance.

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's defence ministry said on Thursday that over the past 24 hours it had detected 59 Chinese military aircraft and 23 Chinese navy ships operating around the island. China on Wednesday announced the end of two days of war games close to Taiwan.

In addition to facing new tariffs and landing at the top of President Trump's list of "bad actors" in his tariff announcement, China has another reason to be angry: Taiwan was listed as a country. Even before Beijing has officially weighed in on the 34% tariff announced by Trump,

The barges, which link up to form a bridge, could give China a way to land large numbers of vehicles and troops on Taiwan, solving a major logistical problem.

President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs and a 25% tariff on car imports on his much-anticipated "Liberation Day" tariff rollout.

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday ahead of an announcement of sweeping import tariffs by the United States that the island is an "indispensable" member of the global supply chain and it would defend its companies' interests.