China said on Wednesday that President Tsai Ing-wen was pushing Taiwan into 'stormy seas' after Beijing held military exercises in response to Tsai's recent meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California.
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during a meeting with Canadian Liberal MP John McKay, the chairman of the House of Commons standing committee on national defence, who is leading a Canadian parliamentary delegation for a visit, at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan in this handout image released April 12, 2023.
China views Tsai as a separatist and has rebuffed repeated calls from her for talks. Tsai says she wants peace but that her government will defend Taiwan if it is attacked. Tsai, who returned to Taiwan a day before the drills began, said the trip had been a success in winning support against an aggressor that was threatening the island's freedom.
Despite the tensions with China, Tsai looked relaxed as she greeted the 10 Canadian legislators, even cracking a joke after the interpreter said "bonjour", the French word for hello, in translating her opening remarks into English. Taiwan's defence ministry said on Wednesday morning that in the previous 24 hours it had detected 35 Chinese military aircraft and eight navy vessels around Taiwan.
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