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Former Taiwan President Tsai tells US audience of 'sustained' Chinese pressure
She said gray-zone activity and military patrols are testing Taiwan's defenses and could disrupt the Indo-Pacific and global supply chains.
- On Wednesday, Former Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen visited Stanford University for a defence forum, marking her first U.S. trip since leaving office two years ago and highlighting China's "sustained" pressure.
- Tsai stated that Taiwan faces a "particularly immediate" security challenge, noting that Beijing uses activities like military patrols to alter the security environment while avoiding open conflict.
- Beyond military patrols, the former president noted that Chinese vessels operate around Taiwan regularly, adding, "We face daily cyberattacks, cognitive warfare, information manipulation, economic coercion, and attempts to compromise our critical infrastructure."
- Beijing's embassy in Washington reiterated this week that it "firmly opposes official interactions of any form between China's Taiwan region and the US," while China's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
- Tsai argued that deeper cooperation with Taiwan strengthens the stability of the Indo-Pacific, warning that serious disruption in the Taiwan Strait would be felt throughout the region and beyond.
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