Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed Friday to speed up construction of a multi-layered air defence system as part of efforts to counter “enemy threats”.
Lai’s government has been under US pressure to improve it ability to defend itself against a potential attack by China, which claims the island is part of its territory.
“We will accelerate our building of the T-Dome, establish a rigorous air defence system in Taiwan with multi-layered defence, high-level detection, and effective interception,” Lai said during Taiwan’s National Day celebrations.
