Taiwan President Says China Faces Too Many Challenges to Consider Invasion

She cites China’s economic and financial troubles, as well as political challenges.

An interview between Andrew Ross Sorkin and President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen is displayed on a screen during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2023 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, on Nov. 29, 2023. Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for The New York Times

China’s communist regime is unlikely to consider an invasion of Taiwan as its leadership is “overwhelmed” by the challenges at home, according to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen.

Taiwan, a self-ruled island that China’s ruling Communist Party has claimed as its territory, is facing “mounting military intimidation, gray-zone campaigns, cyberattacks, and information manipulation,” Ms. Tsai said in an interview with the New York Times that was broadcast at the DealBook Summit on Nov. 29.