Formally named on Wednesday by Taiwan's ruling party as its candidate in a presidential poll due in January, Vice President William Lai urged people to "choose democracy" just a day after China ended military drills around the self-ruled island.
Infuriated by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in Los Angeles last week, Beijing conducted three days of drills, followed by combat training exercises on Tuesday to show it could forcefully take control of the island, which China claims as its own.
