Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen met with army engineers on Saturday and reviewed their training, saying defending democracy is a “noble” mission of the armed forces ahead of a visit to the United States and Central America next week.
China, which views Taiwan as its territory, has ramped up its military and political pressure over the past three years and has tried to force the island to acknowledge Chinese sovereignty, viewing Tsai as a separatist. is of.
She is undertaking a high-profile and sensitive tour of the United States and Central America starting on Wednesday. China has condemned the United States for allowing him to visit, although his visit is technically only a transit one.