Taiwan News Quick Take
President visits base
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday visited a naval base to thank sailors and marines for their dedication to protecting the nation amid renewed threats from China, vowing not to allow the loss of “any single inch” of territory. During her visit to the 131st Flotilla in Keelung, Tsai said the bravery of service members “demonstrated the determination of Taiwan’s national armed forces to defend the sovereignty of our country.” “We can’t yield any single inch of our land,” she added. Tsai’s remarks came amid stepped-up Chinese military exercises and near-daily incursions by Chinese military aircraft into airspace close to Taiwan. Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi (王毅) on Sunday said that the administration of US President Joe Biden should reverse former US president Donald Trump’s “dangerous practice” of showing support for Taiwan. The US Department of State later said it was concerned about Chinese attempts to intimidate Taiwan, saying that “our support for Taiwan is rock solid.”