Taiwan leader says island will not bow to ChinaTaiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has said the island will not bow to Chinese pressure. TAIPEI: Taiwan will not bow to pressure by Beijing and will defend its democratic way of life, President Tsai Ing-wen said Sunday, following a spike in incursions by Chinese warplanes into its air defence zone. "The more we achieve, the greater the pressure we face from China," Tsai said in a speech marking Taiwan's National Day, adding: "Nobody can force Taiwan to take the path China has laid out for us." There has been another flare-up with a significant uptick in flights by Chinese fighter jets and nuclear-capable bombers into Taiwan's air defence identification zone (ADIZ). Tsai, who has won two elections, is loathed by Beijing because she regards Taiwan as an "already independent" country, not part of "one China".

Source: Bangkok Post October 10, 2021 03:22 UTC