Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen attends National Day celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan October 10, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen vowed on Wednesday to boost national security, saying her government would not submit to Chinese suppression as Beijing ramps up pressure to assert its sovereignty over the self-ruled island.
Tsai's remarks came ahead of island-wide local elections in late November that are seen as a bellwether for her ruling party's performance in presidential elections due in 2020.
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