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Taiwanese believe that Chinese military threat remains high Taipei is committed to defending its sovereignty and national security, says Taiwanese chief executive Tsai Ing-wen The head of the Taiwanese administration, Tsai Ing-wen, believes that the military threat posed by China “remains high,” the island’s CNA news agency reported. “Taiwan will not engage in conflict escalation or provoke disputes, but is firmly set to defend its sovereignty and national identity, protect democracy and freedom,” she said. Tensions in the Taiwan Strait and the whole Asia-Pacific region soared after US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taipei on August 2-3,...
