Amid heightened tensions, Taiwan tells China not to underestimate its resolve

China should not underestimate Taiwan’s resolve to defend itself, and China’s military threats will only cause Taiwan’s people to be even more resolute, the island’s Defence Ministry said in a new video responding to repeated Chinese threats.

China has stepped up its military activity around the democratic island Beijing claims as sovereign Chinese territory, sending fighter jets and warships on exercises close to Taiwan, including last week when the US health secretary was in Taipei...