Taiwan will "never back down" in the face of growing threats from China, according to the Vice-President of the self-governing democracy.
Whilst transiting through the United States, William Lai, a front-runner in the territory's Presidential race, said Taiwan "absolutely will not be scared nor cower."
He was making a stop in New York en route to Paraguay, where he's attending the inauguration of the South American country's newly-elected leader.
Our US Correspondent Benji Hyer reports.
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