Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-06-01

President Tsai Ing-wen said Thursday that China’s disregard for the status quo is a risk

Tsai Ing-wen said Thursday that China’s disregard for the status quo is a risk to regional stability. (Photo courtesy of the Presidential Office)

to regional stability. The president was speaking at the 2018 Formosa Forum: A Dialogue on Maritime Security. The event was attended by academics from a number of countries.

Tsai said her goal since taking office two years ago has been to ensure regional peace and prosperity, including preserving the cross-strait status quo. She said that China, however, has been seeking to unilaterally alter the status quo in the Taiwan Strait and in the wider region.

Tsai gave as examples the decision by Beijing to launch new flight routes close to the median line of the Taiwan Strait without consultation with Taiwan. Recent weeks have seen Chinese warplanes encircling the island. Beijing has also been putting pressure on major international companies, including airlines, to refer to Taiwan as part of China on their websites.    [FULL  STORY]