Name: Taiwan's President says the threat from China is increasing 'every day'
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A CNN EXCLUSIVE, YOU HEARD  PRESIDENT BIDEN'S PROMISE DURING

PRESIDENT BIDEN'S PROMISE DURING HIS CNN TOWN HALL, THE UNITED

HIS CNN TOWN HALL, THE UNITED  STATES, HE SAID, WILL DEFEND

STATES, HE SAID, WILL DEFEND  TAIWAN IF IT IS ATTACKED BY

THE WHITE HOUSE LATER WALKED  BACK THOSE REMARKS BUT NOW

BACK THOSE REMARKS BUT NOW  TAIWAN'S PRESIDENT TELLS CNN SHE

TAIWAN'S PRESIDENT TELLS CNN SHE IS CONFIDENT THE U.S. WOULD STEP

IS CONFIDENT THE U.S. WOULD STEP UP IF BEIJING TRIED TO MAKE A

UP IF BEIJING TRIED TO MAKE A  MOVE ON THE DEMOCRATIC ISLAND.

MOVE ON THE DEMOCRATIC ISLAND. THOSE COMMENTS COMING FROM THE

THOSE COMMENTS COMING FROM THE  PRESIDENT'S FIRST INTERNATIONAL

PRESIDENT'S FIRST INTERNATIONAL  TV INTERVIEW IN NEARLY TWO YEARS

TV INTERVIEW IN NEARLY TWO YEARS WHERE SHE ALSO TELLS OUR WILL

WHERE SHE ALSO TELLS OUR WILL  RIPLEY THE THREAT FROM CHINA IS

RIPLEY THE THREAT FROM CHINA IS  INCREASING EVERY SINGLE DAY.

INCREASING EVERY SINGLE DAY. >> Reporter: AT THIS TEMPLE IN

>> Reporter: AT THIS TEMPLE IN  TAIPEI, PRAYER AND POLITICS GO

TAIPEI, PRAYER AND POLITICS GO  HAND IN HAND FOR TAIWAN

HAND IN HAND FOR TAIWAN  PRESIDENT TSAI ING-WEN.

PRESIDENT TSAI ING-WEN. >> NORMALLY WHEN I GO TO THE

>> NORMALLY WHEN I GO TO THE  TEMPLE, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF

TEMPLE, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF  PEOPLE THERE.

PEOPLE THERE. I WILL SHAKE HANDS WITH EACH ONE

I WILL SHAKE HANDS WITH EACH ONE OF THEM.

>> PEOPLE ARE REMARKABLY HAPPY,  AT EASE.

>> YOU HAVE TO GET A SENSE THAT  THERE'S SOMEBODY THERE TO TAKE

THERE'S SOMEBODY THERE TO TAKE  CARE OF THEM.

CARE OF THEM. >> Reporter: ELECTED IN 2016,

>> Reporter: ELECTED IN 2016,  TSAI WON RE-ELECTION BY A

TSAI WON RE-ELECTION BY A  LANDSLIDE LAST YEAR ON A PROMISE

LANDSLIDE LAST YEAR ON A PROMISE TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE FROM WHAT

TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE FROM WHAT  SHE CALLS A GROWING THREAT

SHE CALLS A GROWING THREAT  ACROSS THE TAIWAN STRAIT.

ACROSS THE TAIWAN STRAIT. IS TAIWAN MORE SAFE TODAY THAN

IS TAIWAN MORE SAFE TODAY THAN  IT WAS WHEN YOU BECAME PRESIDENT

IT WAS WHEN YOU BECAME PRESIDENT IN 2016?

>> IF IT'S A THREAT FROM CHINA,  IT'S INCREASING EVERY DAY.

IT'S INCREASING EVERY DAY. >> Reporter: THE MAINLAND'S

>> Reporter: THE MAINLAND'S  MASSIVE MILITARY, 2 MILLION

MASSIVE MILITARY, 2 MILLION  STRONG, MORE POWERFUL THAN EVER.

STRONG, MORE POWERFUL THAN EVER. CHINA FLEW 150 WAR PLANES NEAR

CHINA FLEW 150 WAR PLANES NEAR  TAIWAN IN JUST FIVE DAYS THIS

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