At a global forum, Taiwan’s ocean minister says China’s rising maritime aggression—blockade drills, cable threats—jeopardizes vital trade flows and demands international attention.

Taiwan does not seek conflict with China and will not provoke confrontation, but Beijing's "aggressive" military posturing is counterproductive, Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim said on Friday. China considers democratic Taiwan as part of its own territory and calls President Lai Ching-te a "separatist".

Taiwan will not provoke a confrontation with China, the self-ruled island's vice president said Friday, lamenting Beijing's "aggressive military posturing" against the island democracy China claims as its own.