William Lai: Taiwan just chose a president China loathes. What now? - BBC
Jan 13, 2024 · They picked their 64-year-old vice-president, a doctor-turned politician, William Lai Ching-te, to lead Taiwan through its testy relationship with China. It's an unprecedented third term for...
Lai Ching-te takes office as the new president of Taiwan | AP News
May 20, 2024 · Lai Ching-te was sworn in as Taiwan’s new president Monday, beginning a term in which he is expected to continue the self-governing island’s policy of de facto independence from China while seeking to bolster its defenses against Beijing. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
William Lai, who China sees as 'troublemaker', wins Taiwan …
Jan 30, 2024 · William Lai is likely to continue with the Party’s strong self governing stance - and China has already issued staunch warnings against any moves for independence.
William Lai Ching-te urges peace as he becomes Taiwan’s new …
May 20, 2024 · Taipei, Taiwan – William Lai Ching-te has been sworn in as president of Taiwan in a ceremony that included a 21-gun salute, as he later praised the self-governing island’s democracy and urged...
Taiwan elects William Lai president in historic election ... - BBC
Jan 13, 2024 · Taiwanese voters have chosen pro-sovereignty candidate William Lai as their president in a historic election, cementing a path that is increasingly divergent from China. The move angered...
Taiwan president-elect Lai Ching-te has steered the island away …
Jan 13, 2024 · TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s president-elect, has vowed to safeguard the island’s de-facto independence from China and further align it with other democracies. Lai, 64, emerged victorious in the election Saturday on the island of 23 million people that China claims as its own.
Taiwan's New President Lai Ching-te: What You Need to Know - TIME
Jan 13, 2024 · T aiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te won the island democracy’s presidential election on Saturday after his rivals conceded, keeping the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in...
Taiwan elects William Lai president in historic election ... - BBC
Jan 13, 2024 · Taiwanese voters have chosen pro-sovereignty candidate William Lai as their president in a historic election, cementing a path that is increasingly divergent from China. The move angered...
William Lai: Taiwan's president vows to resist 'annexation' - BBC News
Oct 10, 2024 · President William Lai has pledged to uphold Taiwan's self-governing status in his most high-profile public address since taking office earlier this year. In a thinly-veiled reference to China's...
China vows ‘forceful measures’ as Taiwan’s William Lai arrives in US
Aug 13, 2023 · China has pledged to take “resolute and forceful measures” to protect its sovereignty after Taiwanese Vice President William Lai arrived in the United States on a brief visit.