Bloomberg
Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen called for dialogue with Beijing while vowing to defend the island in the face of Chinese intimidation. “I believe regional tension can be resolved,†Tsai said to a couple of thousand people at a national day event in Taipei. “We are willing to facilitate meaningful dialogue.â€
Beijing cut off communication with Taipei shortly after Tsai took office for her first term in 2016. China’s Communist Party has since ramped up military and diplomatic pressure on Taiwan, which it claims but has never ruled.