MADRID, June 19 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The president of Taiwan, Lai Ching Te, ruled out this Wednesday “giving in to the pressure” exerted by China, which considers the island another province under its sovereignty and has threatened to take measures if the authorities launch “independence” actions.
“The annexation of Taiwan is China’s national policy. In addition to increasing its military force, it has increased its methods of coercion in an attempt to make Taiwan submit,” said the president, who stressed that Taipei “will not give in.” “, as reported by the CNA news agency.
“The Taiwanese people have shown their absolute resolve in this regard and will continue to fight to defend their democracy and their free way of life,” he said during a press conference.
However, he stated that the island wants to “avoid conflict.” “True peace is not just empty words, peace guaranteed through force is true peace,” he stated before criticizing the “war games launched by China after its takeover,” in which he alluded to the independence of Taiwan.
In recent years, Beijing has increased its political and military pressure on the Taiwanese Government, which has also meant the deployment of ships and aircraft in the vicinity of the territory, actions that seek, according to Taipei, to intimidate the authorities into that discard any secessionist perspective.
