If democratic Taiwan fell to the communist Chinese regime, there would be “catastrophic“ consequences for regional peace and democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen warned amid a dramatic escalation in tensions across the Taiwan Strait.
“Taiwan is on the frontlines of the global contest between liberal democracy and authoritarianism,” Tsai wrote in an essay for Foreign Affairs published on Oct. 5. Her comments come a day after a record number of China planes entered its air defense zone.
