Taiwan: War with China 'absolutely' not an option, but bolstering defencesTaiwan President Tsai Ing-wen delivers her National Day speech in Taipei on Monday. (Photo: Reuter)TAIPEI: War between Taiwan and China is "absolutely not an option", Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Monday, as she reiterated her willingness to talk to Beijing and also pledged to boost the island's defences including with precision missiles. Democratic Taiwan, which China claims as its territory, has come under increasing military and political pressure from Beijing, especially after Chinese war games in early August following a Taipei visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "I want to make clear to the Beijing authorities that armed confrontation is absolutely not an option for our two sides. The military tensions have raised concerns, especially in the United States, about the concentration of chip making in Taiwan.
