Daily Life In Taiwan Amid Tensions With China

A foreigner with his bike walks across a footbridge in Taipei, where Taiwan flags flutter ahead of the islands national day, amid rising tensions with China, in Taipei, Taiwan, on 5 October 2022. The self governing island is facing low-birth rates affect school admission rate and military recruiting, with tensions increasing in the Taiwan Strait, as Beijing steps up military exercises. Taiwan has also been fostering relationships with European countries like Germany, Lithuania, Estonia and France, as well as The US, UK and Canada. (Photo by Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)