Taiwanese people are at risk of becoming “numb” to China’s daily military and other pressure tactics to wear down the island, but the threat is real ​and greater readiness is needed, Defence Minister Wellington Koo said. China, which views democratically governed ‌Taiwan as its own territory, sends its warplanes and warships into the skies and waters around the island on a daily ‌basis. It held its latest war games near Taiwan in late December. Speaking to reporters this week, in comments that were embargoed until Friday, Koo said over the past year, China has used military pressure, cyberattacks and psychological warfare against Taiwan through more “complex and precise actions.”

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