UPDATE 1-Taiwan not 'provoking' China, hopes new US arms sale package can be approved soon, president says

(Recasts, adds quotes, paragraphs 7, 16, details on drone spending, paragraphs 14, 15, byline) * Taiwan President Lai speaks to foreign media in Taipei * China's coercion is intensifying, Lai says *

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