Taiwan’s president labels China a ‘foreign hostile force’ and ramps up security measures citing ‘infiltration’

Lai Ching-te's speech - which included a proposal to set up military courts - prompted an angry reaction from Beijing, which called him a creator of crisis'

Taiwan's new president has formally labelled China a foreign hostile force" and ramped up national security measures in the face of growing threats and a string of spying cases.

The new measures announced on Thursday include a controversial proposal to restore a military court system in Taiwan, which was under martial law until the late 1980s.