SpaceWar.com reports: “Taiwan must implement ‘proactive measures’ to thwart China’s use of its democracy against it, said President Lai Ching-te amid increased efforts by Beijing to undermine the sovereignty of the self-government island.

During a press conference Thursday following a high-level security meeting, Lai outlined 17 major strategies to protect Taiwan against China’s threats.

‘We have no choice but to take even more proactive measures,’ he said.

‘It is time we adopt proper preventive measures, enhance our democratic resilience and national security and protect our cherished free and democratic way of life.’

Despite Taiwan having never been a part of the People’s Republic of China, which was founded in 1949, Beijing sees the island of 23 million as a breakaway province and has vowed to take it back by force if necessary…”