Lai gave a briefing on the changing circumstances in Seoul, where martial law was imposed by President Yoon but failed.

Following a worsening political situation in South Korea, Taiwan's leader, Lai Ching-te, who is traveling to three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, called a national security meeting via videoconference on Wednesday.

According to Taipei-based Central News Agency, Lai, who is presently in the US island of Guam, was informed on the changing circumstances in South Korea after President Yoon Suk Yeol's unsuccessful effort to institute martial law.

Following the failed effort to establish martial law in South Korea, Lai instructed his national security staff to be in regular communication with other "democratic partners" in order to closely watch developments.

The team's commander also gave them instructions to evaluate the "potential risks and impact" on the region's economy, geopolitics, and security and to be ready to react appropriately.

Since the DPP is also a minority in the Legislative Yuan, the regional parliament, Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Tuesday withdrew its comparison of the legislative situation in Taipei to the martial law ruling in South Korea.

Focus Taiwan reports that the DPP said in a social media post on Tuesday that the scenario facing Taiwan's legislature was similar to the one that prompted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to impose martial law in his nation. After then, the post was taken off from social media.

The party then uploaded a fresh post, though, in which it distanced itself from the comparison to martial law. Separately, local network TaiwanPlus News reported that Lai had a conversation with US House Speaker Mike Johnson when he was in Guam. He also spoke with Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic Leader of the US House. Strong bipartisan support for Taiwan in Congress was highlighted by the two leaders, according to a statement from Taiwan's Presidential Office.