Taiwan calls for international support

The Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen on Saturday called for international support to defend democracy and lifestyle of the island against the new threats from China.

'We hope that the international community takes this seriously and can support and help us,' Tsai told reporters in the capital city of Taipei, referring to threats by China to use violence to control Taiwan. 'If the international community does not support a democratic country that is under threat,' perhaps we should ask ourselves which country is the next, 'Tsai added.