Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/04/14
By: Yeh Su-ping and Kuan-lin Liu

Taipei, April 14 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) ordered national security officials to keep a close watch on actions by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the ongoing civil war in Syria to protect Taiwan’s political, economic and security interests.

In a statement issued Saturday night, the Presidential Office said Tsai met with high-ranking officials from national security and defense agencies and issued four orders.

The first was to have a comprehensive grasp of the PLA’s actions in the air, on land and at sea to be ready for any military confrontation.

The president said Taiwan must maintain its “no provoking yet no surrendering” policy when it comes to national defense to protect its people.    [FULL  STORY]