Taiwan’s refusal to accept China’s rule isn’t a ‘provocation,’ Lai says
Taiwan tensions
President hopes for US arms approval ‘soon,’ says homegrown defense ‘equally important’
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te speaks to reporters at a briefing hosted by the Taiwan Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Taipei on June 18. (Presidential office)
TAIPEI — Taiwan’s president on Thursday voiced hopes that Washington will “soon” approve new arms sales for Taipei, while insisting that his administration’s defense agenda and refusal to accept Chinese rule are not intended to provoke.
