Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on Friday pledged to develop a multi-layered air defense system to counter "enemy threats," while urging mainland China to renounce the use of force to change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait.Speaking at a ceremony marking the self-ruled island's National Day, Lai vowed to speed up construction of the air defense system dubbed "T-Dome" with high-level detection and effective interception to "weave a safety net" and protect citizens' lives and property."We also hope it will renounce the use of force or coercion to change the status quo across the Taiwan S…READ FULL ARTICLE
