Taiwan President Warns China Against ‘Military Adventurism,’ in New Year’s Speech

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks at a rank conferral ceremony for military officials from the Army, Navy, and Air Force, at the defense ministry in Taipei, Taiwan, on Dec. 28, 2021. Annabelle Chih/Reuters

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen had a New Year’s message for China on Jan. 1: Military conflict is not the answer.

The Chinese communist regime claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and has increased military and diplomatic pressure in the past two years to assert its sovereignty claims.