Taiwan’s Tsai emphasizes defense amid growing China threat

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is promoting the island’s defense capabilities amid growing threats from China. Tsai opened a maintenance center for the island’s F-16 fighter jets on Friday, saying, “We want to let the world to see our strong will in protecting the country.” China claims the self-governing island democracy as its own territory and has recently stepped up threats to use force to annex it if it deems necessary. China has protest