President Lai Ching-te said the government will work to counter any attempts at "repression", and achieve a "high level of combat preparedness" within two years.

Taiwan will prepare itself for combat within the next two years amid “intensifying” threats from China, the nation’s president has declared.

Lai Ching-te held a news conference on Wednesday morning amid a ramping up of military and political pressure by Beijing, which views the democratically-governed island as its own territory.

Speaking after announcing plans to boost defence spending with a “special” $40bn (£30.6bn) budget, Mr Lai said Xi Jinping’s regime was “speeding up military preparations to take Taiwan by force”.

It comes after Mr Xi used a phone call with Donald Trump to describe Taiwan’s return to mainland China as “an integral part of the post-war international order”.

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    It comes after Mr Xi used a phone call with Donald Trump to describe Taiwan’s return to mainland China as “an integral part of the post-war international order”.

    Of course, Trump is already surrendering to Russia, why would not China use the opportunity?