00:00A day after China's Coast Guard sent two more ships into Taiwan's waters,
00:04President Lai Qingde says Taiwan will use its technological strength to maintain the status quo
00:08in the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan's Coast Guard on Saturday told the ships to leave and monitored
00:14them as both sides traded messages claiming sovereignty in the area. China claims Taiwan
00:19and hasn't ruled out the use of force to take it. But at the opening of the Rotary International
00:24Convention Sunday, President Lai said Taiwan stands firm. Taiwan stands on the front lines
00:32of defense against authoritarian expansion and will maintain the status quo across the Taiwan
00:40Strait with our strength in technology. We will also expand the cooperation with our Democratic
00:49Republicans. Chinese incursions, including by Coast Guard vessels, is one form of so-called
00:56gray zone warfare, hostile actions that fall short of acts of war, a tactic China often uses
01:02against Taiwan.
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