Taiwan will continue to bolster its defences to ensure that nobody can force the island to accept the path China has laid down for Taiwanese people that offers neither freedom nor democracy - President Tsai Ing-wen
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during the national day celebration in Taipei, Taiwan, October 10,2021.
Claimed by China as its own territory, Taiwan has come under growing military and political pressure to accept Beijing's rule, including repeated Chinese air force missions in Taiwan's air defence identification zone, to international concern.Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday vowed to realise "peaceful reunification" with Taiwan and did not directly mention the use of force.
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