Taiwan fears more Chinese naval drills as president marks one year in office

Taiwan cannot rule out that China will hold more military drills to "stir up trouble" around the one-year anniversary next week of President Lai Ching-te taking office, a senior government spokesperson said on Thursday.

May 20 will be one year since Lai's inauguration, though his office has yet to announce how the president might mark the day.

China calls Lai a "separatist" and has rebuffed his multiple offers for talks. Lai rejects China's sovereignty claims over the democratic and separately governed island, saying only Taiwan's people can decide their future.