Sharjah24 – AFP:Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, dressed in full military fatigues, observes reservists at a live firing exercise on Saturday. Democratic Taiwan lives under constant threat by Beijing, which claims sovereignty over the island and vows to seize it one day, by force if necessary.
China has ramped up pressure on Taiwan since the 2016 election of Tsai. Its sabre-rattling has increased considerably over the past year, with warplanes breaching Taiwan's air defence zone on a near-daily basis.