Mr Lai said Taiwan's people "love peace".
TAIPEI - Only military strength can keep the peace with China and the Taiwanese people will not give in to Chinese coercion, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on June 19 as the
"But peace must rely on strength, which is to say avoiding war by preparing for war to achieve peace. Empty promises are not true peace," he said."Apart from using force, in recent years they have even been using non-traditional coercive measures to force Taiwan to succumb but Taiwan will not give in," he said.
The United States is bound by law to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties, to the constant anger of Beijing.
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