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Taiwan’s Lai Toughens China Stance, Stoking Debate on Democracy
As President Lai Ching-te marks his first year in office, he’s sending a stark warning to the people of Taiwan: If you say ...
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The Risk of War in the Taiwan Strait Is High—and Getting Higher
JOHN CULVER is a Nonresident Senior Fellow in the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings. He served for 35 years as a ...
Why did Taiwan’s William Lai tone down his rhetoric on mainland China?
Lai omitted references to Beijing in a speech marking his first year in office this week, a change noted on both sides of the ...
'War has no winners': Taiwan's Lai one year into his presidency
Taiwan's Lai Ching-te reiterates willingness to talk to China, one year into his presidency:: Lai Ching-te, Taiwanese ...
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te calls for peace and dialogue with China while also calling for defence boosts
Lai Ching-te marked one year in office by extending an olive branch to Beijing, while also calling on the island to keep ...
Taiwan’s William Lai enters second year in office with troubles mounting on all sides
No honeymoon for the leader called inflexible, ineffectual in relations with Washington, and still on a collision course with ...
‘Highly unusual’: Why Taiwan President Lai made no mention of China in major speech
Analysts say he is seeking to avoid letting Beijing hold him responsible for escalating cross-strait tensions. Read more at ...
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China conducted drills near Taiwan on Lai's one year in office – state TV
China conducted amphibious drills in some of its closest waters to Taiwan as the self-ruled island's leader marked one year ...
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Taiwan’s President Lai faces pressures abroad, at home as he marks one year in office
William Lai Ching-te has vowed to protect Taiwan's security and industries, as the island navigates ongoing tariff negotiations with the US and growing pressure from China.
Taipei Times2d
Lai has ‘Taiwan of the world’ vision: Keegan
President William Lai’s (賴清德) speech on the first anniversary of him taking office on Tuesday offered a vision of a “Taiwan ...
Taiwan's president downplays tariff tensions with the US as 'frictions between friends'
The Taiwanese president says trade tensions between the United States and Taiwan are just “frictions between friends.” ...
Taiwan’s president takes on alleged Chinese infiltration
Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, broke with tradition on March 13th when he declared China to be a “foreign hostile force" ...