Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen says that the self-governing island's democracy remains under direct threat from rival China, underscoring her calls for closer ties with the U.S. and other allies.
Taiwan's 2020 presidential election candidate Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party speaks during a televised policy debate in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. TAIPEI, TAIWAN -- Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Sunday that the self-governing island's democracy remains under direct threat from rival China, underscoring her calls for closer ties with the U.S. and other allies.
Tsai said she would preserve Taiwan's freedoms and way of life, but would make no changes to the constitution or the island's official name, the Republic of China, which moved its seat of government to Taipei, the island's capital, following the Communist Party's seizure of power on mainland China in 1949.
"We need to deepen and strengthen our international relations, and at present we are doing so in terms of economics and across the board with many countries," she said.
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