Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will say in his national day speech on Thursday that China has been using every possible means to cause "chaos", according to an outline of the speech, as the island reported more Chinese warplanes in the run-up.

China's government criticizes Taiwan's president before his keynote speech. Discover the political tensions between the two nations.

BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan President Lai Ching-te is escalating tensions with "sinister intentions", China's government said, ahead of a keynote speech Lai will give in Taipei that could set off a Chinese military response.

National day in Taiwan — observed on Oct. 10 — marks the 1911 overthrow of the last Chinese dynasty and the ushering in of the Republic of China, Taiwan's formal name.

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te called on Beijing to contribute to global efforts to maintain peace in his first National Day speech on Thursday © Ritchie B Tongo/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Taiwan’s preside

I can tell you that with regard to the so-called Ten Ten speech, which is a regular exercise, China should not use it in any fashion as a pretext for provocative actions,” Blinken told reporters during a press conference in Vientiane,

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Thursday vowed to resist Chinese annexation of his self-governing island nation as Taiwan celebrated its 113th National Day, provoking a harsh response from Beijing.