TAIPEI: Taiwan won't back down in the face of "aggressive threats" from China, the self-ruling island's leader Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday, comparing growing pressure from Beijing to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

DEFIANT DELIVERY Taiwan’s leader Tsai Ing-wen delivers a speech during the 11th Global Assembly of World Movement for Democracy in the capital Taipei on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. AP PHOTO
DEFIANT DELIVERY Taiwan’s leader Tsai Ing-wen delivers a speech during the 11th Global Assembly of World Movement for Democracy in the capital Taipei on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. AP PHOTO

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