Taiwan President Says Chinese Drills a Threat But Not Intimidated

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks before signing up for Democratic Progressive Party's 2020 presidential candidate nomination in Taipei, Taiwan on March 21, 2019. Tyrone Siu/Reuters

TAIPEI—Taiwan has not been intimidated by China’s military drills this week, President Tsai Ing-wen said on April 16, after the latest Chinese maneuvers were denounced by a senior U.S. official as “coercion“ and a threat to regional stability.

China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said its warships, bombers and reconnaissance aircraft had conducted “necessary drills” around Taiwan on Monday. It described them as routine.