Wu called on democracies to align in countering Russia and China's military assertiveness in Europe, the South China Sea and beyond. China threatens to invade Taiwan, a self-ruled, democratic island that it claims as its own territory. "[China] wants the international community to focus on the Taiwan Strait and forget about China's actions in different parts of the world," Wu said. Wu said joint military drills between China and Russia in the region raised tensions in Japan and other neighboring countries. "We don't provoke the other side of the Taiwan Strait, and we don't bow to the pressure," Wu said.
