TAIPEI -- Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen kicked off 2023 with an olive branch to Beijing, offering assistance to China to tackle its COVID-19 crisis, while reiterating that cross-strait war is not an option.
In her annual address on Sunday, Tsai referred to China's surge in infections after it abolished its zero-COVID policy, saying: "We are willing to provide necessary assistance to help more people get out of the pandemic and have a healthy and safe new year."
