China's threats of military action against Taiwan are 'absolutely not an option' and will 'only push our two sides further from each other,' Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Monday.
People take photos with Taiwan national flags during National Day celebrations in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 10, 2022. China's threats of military action against Taiwan are "absolutely not an option" and will "only push our two sides further from each other," Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Monday.
National Day festivities included international guests such as Palau President Surangel S. Whipps Jr., whose country's blue and yellow flag flew alongside Taiwan's red banner with its blue square and white star. Tsai's speech focused largely on Taiwan's success in strengthening the social security net for an aging society and growing its high-tech economy despite the pandemic.
Beijing sent ships and planes across the midline of the Taiwan Strait that had long been a buffer zone between the sides in what was seen by some as a rehearsal of a blockade that could presage an attack. The U.S. has warned against such an action and Taiwan's defence chief said the island has sufficient resources to resist an attempt to cut it off from the outside world.
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