Taiwan wants peace and dialogue with China but the country must prepare for war and strengthen its defences, the island’s president Lai Ching-Te said on Tuesday, in an address marking his one year in office.
Offering a message of peace at a time the self-governed island prepared for China’s drills across the Taiwan Strait, Mr Lai said: “I, too, am committed to peace. Because peace is priceless and war has no winner. But when it comes to seeking peace, we cannot have dreams nor illusions.”
