(21 Aug 2024)
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Taipei- 21 August 2024
1. Various of Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te with guests to the Ketagalan Forum
2. Lai walking to podium
3. Lai giving speech
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s President:
“We have also seen China’s military expansionism in the East and South China Seas, not only through military exercises in the Taiwan Strait, but also in joint sea and air drills with Russia in the South China Sea, Western Pacific and Sea of Japan. Such actions are intended to intimidate China’s neighbours and undermine regional peace and stability.”
5. Various of Ketagalan Forum logo
6. Mid of attendee on phone
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s President:
“China has even weaponized trade. Using various pressures and threats, it’s politically manipulating not just Taiwan, but also Japan, Korea, Australia, Lithuania, Canada and other countries. I am sure that these unilateral tactics of economic coercion are very familiar to our guests from Australia and Lithuania.”
8. Lai shaking hands with officials and leaving
STORYLINE:
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday accused China of "military expansionism" in the oceans surrounding Taiwan.
Speaking at the Ketagalan Forum, Lai said China had been conducting joint sea and air drills with Russia in the South China Sea, Western Pacific and Sea of Japan which he claimed intended to "intimidate China’s neighbours and undermine regional peace and stability".
He also accused China of weaponizing trade.
"Using various pressures and threats, it’s politically manipulating not just Taiwan, but also Japan, Korea, Australia, Lithuania, Canada and other countries," Lai told those gathered at the forum.
His comments came a day after Taiwan’s military launched surface-to-air missiles in live-fire drills conducted in response to growing military pressure from China.
The exercises took place at the Jiupeng Military Base in a remote area in southern Taiwan.
China claims the democratically ruled island of Taiwan as its own territory, to be brought under its control by force if necessary and ramped up its military threat in recent years.
Beijing in particular dislikes Lai, who took office earlier this year and whom Beijing has called a separatist.
AP video shot by Taijing Wu
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