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Taiwan’s New President Faces China’s Threats and Military Buildup

FUJIAN, CHINA – AUGUST 27, 2022 – China’s army and Navy under the Eastern Theater Command carry out live fire combat training in a sea area in Zhangzhou, Fujian province, China.(CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
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Posted: May 16th, 2024

By Hollie McKay

Hollie McKay is a writer, war crimes investigator, and the author of “Only Cry for the Living: Memos from Inside the ISIS Battlefield.” (Jocko Publishing/Di Angelo Publications 2021). She was an investigative and international affairs/war correspondent for Fox News Digital for over fourteen years, where she focused on war, terrorism, and crimes against humanity.

SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — As Taiwan prepares for the inauguration of President-elect Lai Ching-te on May 20, it’s also preparing for fresh provocations from Beijing.

Lai was the tough-on-China candidate in Taiwan’s January election, and the Chinese government made no secret of its displeasure with the outcome. China’s Foreign Ministry said Lai’s election “will not change the basic fact that Taiwan is part of China and there is only one China in the world.”

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