China toughens Taiwan stance over president's sovereignty defence

Since Lai succeeded Tsai Ing-wen in May, China has staged two large-scale military drills around the island -- most recently on Monday -- and verbally attacked the new leader at every turn over his speeches and comments. Beijing calls Lai a "separatist" and has accused him of escalating tensions across the Taiwan Strait -- the sensitive waterway that separates Taiwan and China. China's ruling Communist Party has never controlled Taiwan, but it claims the island as part of its territory and has...