Wetin dey happen? Naija wey sabi! Taiwan President Lai Ching-te don sharply yarn say dem go defend di island in case China come wahala upon dem military drills. E talk am for him New Year speech, as he dey reason how China dey flex muscle wey dem fit carry war join dem anytime.

E no dey joke o! Lai talk say ‘international community dey watch us, and we must show sey we fit stand strong.’ Chai! Di tension no be small as Beijing don already do live-fire drills, dey launch rockets and move plenty warships around Taiwan like film no be real.

Lai don also push for extra $40 billion defense budget, but e dey ground for parliamentary wahala as opposition dey block am. E clear say Taiwan no dey take chances at all, and Lai don make am clear say e go firmly safeguard national sovereignty, as dem dey put system wey go fit defend am.

China no dey sleep too! Dem dey claim sey Taiwan na dem own territory and dem don threaten sey if dem need to, dem fit use force take collect am back. Na so di matter dey be, wahala too much! China president, Xi Jinping, don repeat him own threat during im New Year speech, say reunification go happen regardless.

Wetin we go follow up? Taiwan dey try to gather momentum to increase dem defense spending because dem know sey matter fit change kan be, especially after dem US arms deal wey don hit around $11 billion. Dem leader talk say dem no fit just sit down dey wait for wahala to come, dem need to prepare for worst but hope sey best go happen too.

Lai talk say: ‘We dey ready to engage and cooperate with China, but dem gatz recognize sey we get our own Republic of China, and respect we people’s wish to live free’. But China don respond, say Lai dey lie, and im speech dey full of ‘nonsense and hostility’! Dem don even accuse am of inciting cross-strait confrontation. Hmmm, na so e be sha!

As di drama dey unfold, Taiwan dey remind demself sey dem need unity–no be division. Lai talk say without solid defense, no nation go fit stand, no matter di argument wey dey for ground. Omo, we go keep an eye on dis matter as 2026 dey come hot!