WorldTaiwan pledged Wednesday to build up its military in the face of an increased risk of invasion by China in a major defence ministry report that comes as ties with Beijing worsen. The report summary said Beijing had never given up on its desire to invade. “Preparing for a war to invade Taiwan is a major goal of its military preparation,” the summary said. It added China's military expenses had been growing and its resources had seen “rapid modernisation”. The defence ministry report made little mention of US ties, saying only that the US “maintains its deployment in Asia Pacific” and conducts military drills with allies.

Source: Sunday Times March 15, 2017 14:26 UTC