Taiwan Warns China of ‘Heavy Price’ for Invasion on Battle Anniversary

Taiwan Warns China of ‘Heavy Price’ for Invasion on Battle Anniversary
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen visits soldiers at a military base in New Taipei City, Taiwan, on Aug. 23, 2022. Taiwan Presidential Office/Handout via Reuters
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TAIPEI—Taiwan is determined to defend itself and invaders will incur a “heavy price,” President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday on the anniversary of a confrontation six decades ago in which Taiwanese forces beat back Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) forces.

Tensions between Taiwan and China have spiked over the past month following the visit to Taipei by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The Chinese regime staged war games near Taiwan to express its anger at what it saw as stepped up U.S. support for the island Beijing views as sovereign Chinese territory.