Taiwan's Pres. Tsai Ing-wen urges China to be responsible player

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen Wednesday called on mainland China to be a responsible player in the region and not to be a "source of conflict," vowing that her government will not succumb to pressure exerted by Beijing.In a speech to mark the 107th birthday of the Republic of China -- as Taiwan views itself -- Tsai said Beijing's military and diplomatic coercion of the self-ruled island has undermined relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, seriously challenging the status quo of cross-strait peace and stability."I am calling on the authorities in Beijing, as a responsible maj…READ FULL ARTICLE