Taiwan’s defense ministry confident in ability to secure Taiwan Strait

Taiwan's defense ministry said on Tuesday (December 3) that it is thoroughly assessing China's military activities as security sources said Beijing could launch new war games as soon as this weekend. China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has held two rounds of war games around the island so far this year, and its forces operate nearby on a daily basis. It could launch new drills to coincide with Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's trip to the Pacific this week which includes visits to Hawaii and Guam, an arrangement China has protested against. Lai rejects China's sovereignty claims but says he wants peace with Beijing and has repeatedly offered talks, but been rebuffed. (Production: Fabian Hamacher) Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch full episodes on iWantTFC for FREE here: http://iwanttfc.com Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS Twitter: https://twitter.com/abscbnnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abscbnnews