Taiwan vows to defend sovereignty amid Chinese military drills
TaiwanPresidentLai Ching-tesaid on Thursday that the island is determined to defend its sovereignty and bolster its defence in the face of Chinas growing assertiveness, after Beijing fired rockets towards Taiwan duringmilitary drills.
The international community is watching to see whether the Taiwanese people possess the resolve to defend themselves, Lai said in a New Years speech broadcast live from the presiden