President Tsai Ing-wen watched the drill, later tweeting that it “demonstrated to the world our robust defense capabilities and strong determination to defend Taiwan.”
Beijing has piled military, economic and diplomatic pressure on Taiwan since Tsai came to power in 2016, because she refuses to acknowledge its stance that the island is part of “one China.” In recent months Chinese warplanes have started buzzing Taiwan with unprecedented frequency, repeatedly breaching its air defence zone and prompting Taipei to scramble its own fighter jets.The military mismatch has been compounded by Western governments’ increasing wariness of selling Taiwan advanced weapon systems, fearful of incurring Beijing’s wrath.
But China’s increasingly muscular approach towards the island has also sparked renewed international cooperation with Taiwan.
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