President Tsai Ing-wen will give a major speech on Saturday highlighting military modernization.
President Tsai Ing-wen will pledge to strengthen Taiwan’s defenses and work more closely with regional security partners in an important speech on the island’s national day on Saturday as tensions with China escalate.
Self-governing Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has come under increasing pressure from Beijing, which has been ramping up Air Force activities near the island in recent weeks, including crossing the sensitive cross-strait axis that is normally done Zone serves as an unofficial buffer.
China responds to “collusion” between Washington and Taipei, angry at US support for the island.
According to a draft of her speech described to Reuters by a source briefed on its contents, Tsai will say that only solid determination and strength can guarantee security and maintain regional peace.
Tsai, who was re-elected by a landslide in January to hold his own against China, will highlight military modernization and the acceleration of “asymmetric warfare” capabilities, indicating that any Chinese attack will be difficult and costly, such as with intelligent ones Mines and portable missiles.
The US, which like most countries does not have formal diplomatic relations with Taipei despite being the world’s strongest supporter, has urged Taiwan to modernize its military so that the country can become a “porcupine”, small but difficult to attack .
Tsai has tried to work more closely with like-minded democracies, and she will say that Taiwan will “strengthen its role as a security partnership with surrounding countries” while protecting its democracy and sovereignty.
Taiwan will also “proactively” participate in building a future new international and regional order, she said.
Regarding relations with China, Tsai will say that Taiwan will adhere to its principles and “determined” to ensure stability, but that it is the responsibility of both parties.
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