Los Angeles Times
Date: May 20, 2018
By: Ralph Jennings
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen vowed Sunday to step up security as citizens worry
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, shown last week in Taipei, has vowed to step up security as citizens worry about the growing military and diplomatic strength of China, which resents Tsai for opposing its bid to unify the two sides. (Sam Yeh / AFP/Getty Images)
about the growing military and diplomatic strength of China, which resents Tsai for opposing its bid to unify the two sides.
The president gave no details on possible new security measures, but last year she vowed to raise defense spending.
“We will strengthen our work for the whole society’s security and especially look out for these factors from China, whether they affect our Taiwanese society’s security,” Tsai said during an online broadcast on the second anniversary of her inauguration.
Beijing claims sovereignty over self-ruled Taiwan, where the Nationalist government fled after the Chinese civil war of the 1940s. China insists on eventual unification of the two sides under a single China and has not ruled out use of force to unify the two sides.
Government opinion polls show that most Taiwanese prefer autonomy over unification with China. [FULL STORY]
