“History has taught us that no matter the driving reason or ideology, military aggression against another country is an unjust crime that is bound to fail,” Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te told diplomats in Taipei. His remarks came during Taiwan’s first-ever official commemoration of VE Day and at a time when Taiwan is making a diplomatic push for closer ties with fellow democracies that nevertheless have no formal ties with the self-ruled island in deference to Beijing. (AP Video shot by Johnson Lai and Taijing Wu)
Taiwan marks 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day by highlighting threats from China
“History has taught us that no matter the driving reason or ideology, military aggression against another country is an unjust crime that is bound to fail,” Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te told diplomats in Taipei. His remarks came during Taiwan’s first-ever official commemoration of VE Day and at a time when Taiwan is making a diplomatic push for closer ties with fellow democracies that nevertheless have no formal ties with the self-ruled island in deference to Beijing. (AP Video shot by Johnson Lai and Taijing Wu)