ANKARA Amid heightened Chinese military presence around Taiwan, the island nation's President Lai Ching-te visited the nearby Penghu islands on Friday to meet with soldiers stationed, according to an official statement. "The President @ChingteLai visited Penghu this morning and encouraged the local garrison to become a key force in ensuring national security," the Taiwan Defense Ministry said on X. Lai said the forces stationed on the islands, located between Taiwan and China, stand at the