Taipei, Oct. 28 -- : Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has said she believes if they came under attack from China, the US and other regional democracies would come to their aid.

Tsai made these remarks in a CNN interview, a day after the US endorsed Taiwan's "meaningful" participation in the UN system amid China's continued efforts to limit the independent island's international participation.

"Taiwan is not alone because we are a democracy, we respect freedom and we are peace lovers. And we share values with most of the countries in the region and geographically we are of strategic importance," she told CNN.

As things stand, ties between Taipei and Beijing have dropped down to their lowest point in decades. Earlier this month, China's milit...