Taiwan will ‘not provoke confrontation’ with China, vice president says

Vice president Bi-khim Hsiao said Taiwan is ‘very urgently investing in our self-defence capabilities’ (Johnson Lai/AP)

Taiwan will not provoke a confrontation with China, the self-ruled island’s vice president has said, lamenting Beijing’s “aggressive military posturing” against the island democracy that China claims as its own.

“We do not seek conflict. We will not provoke confrontation,” said Bi-khim Hsiao, adding that her government has urged Beijing to communicate “with parity and respect”.