Taiwan defense minister says island can counter China’s military


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Taiwan’s defense minister said Monday that the island nation’s armed forces have the capability to respond to aggression from China’s military amid heightened tensions between the two countries. ”Their intention is to slowly exhaust, to let you know that we have this power,” Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng told reporters. “Our national forces have shown that, while you may have this power, we have countermeasures.” On Sunday, China sent 27 warplanes into Taiwan’s airspace, leading the Taipei government to scramble fighter jets in response to the latest incursion by Beijing. Chiu described the flights as “very serious” and said Taiwan will...