Taiwan’s President said on Thursday he would "stand on the front line" with soldiers, as he scrambled jets and put the self-governed island democracy’s missile, naval and land units on alert following Chinese military drills.
President Lai Ching-te, who took office this week, made the comments during a visit to a military base in Taoyuan on Thursday.
China’s military said its two-day exercises around Taiwan were punishment for separatist forces seeking independence.
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