Taiwan's president says island 'will never be sacrificed or traded' in stern rebuke of China

Thanking the U.S. support and showing defiance against China's intentions, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te issued a stern five-point message of independence Sunday, rebuking China as "the root cause of regional instability" and "the destruction of regional peace."

"Taiwan will not, under pressure, give up national sovereignty and dignity, or its democratic and free way of life," the president wrote in a Facebook post Sunday, as translated by multiple sources.

"Taiwan will never be...