TAIPEI: Taiwan will not be afraid nor back down in the face of authoritarian threats, the island's vice president told supporters on a UA visit that Beijing has condemned, while reiterating a willingness to talk to China.William Lai, also frontrunner to be Taiwan's next president at January elections, is in the United States on what is officially a transit stop on his way to Paraguay for the inauguration of its new president. Paraguay is one of only 13 countries to maintain formal ties with the Chinese-claimed island.Taiwan and...