A raft of new national security measures was needed in response to China's increased efforts to undermine the island's security, says Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te. View on euronews

Mr Lai Ching-te's use of the term may help justify measures he laid out to counter Chinese espionage efforts. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday slammed comments by China’s foreign ministry spokesperson that Taiwan did not have a president. During a news conference Thursday, the spokesperson repeated a long-standing claim by Beijing that Taiwan was part of China,