Responding to Trump invasion comments, Taiwan says must rely on itself for security
Taiwan
TAIPEI: Taiwan must rely on itself for its security, the island's foreign ministry said on Tuesday (Aug 19), responding to US President Donald Trump saying Chinese President Xi Jinping told him he would not invade the island while Trump was in office. Democratic Taiwan has over the past five years or so faced ramped up military and political pressure from China, which views the separately governed island as its "sacred" territory. Beijing has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan
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