Washington, Beijing and Taipei all finished out the year by making strong moves to bolster their respective positions on Taiwan's sovereignty.
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wenfrom four months to one year, amid calls to strengthen the island's defenses.to the country as "Taiwan," never as the "Republic of China" — a change from her addresses of past years, when she used both terms, according to local media.
By exclusively saying "Taiwan," Tsai emphasizes the island's identity as distinct from China and distances it from its government's origins on the mainland. Tsai has embraced the term Taiwan and promoted theCross-Strait tensions have risen in recent years as Chinese President Xi Jinping adopted a harder line on Taiwan.
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